Where does “cây xấu hổ” come from?
cây xấu hổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xấu hổ, from Vietnamese hồ, from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...
cây xấu hổ (Vietnamese): sensitive plant
Definitions
- sensitive plant
Ancestry of “cây xấu hổ”, step by step
cây xấu hổ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xấu hổ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xấu hổ | to be ashamed; to be embarrassed |
| 2 | Vietnamese | hồ | lake; glue |
| 3 | Chinese | 戶 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m/s-k(w)a-j | mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;... |