Where does “để ý” come from?

để ý (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Ý, from Middle Chinese 意.

để ý (Vietnamese): to pay attention; to regard; to take notice of

Definitions

  1. to pay attention; to regard; to take notice of

Ancestry of “để ý”, step by step

để ý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Ý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseÝItalian
2Middle Chinese意—

via Vietnamese để

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđểto place; to set; to let; to leave; in order to,...
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