Where does “cưới xin” come from?

cưới xin (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cưới, from Proto-Vietic kaːlʔ.

cưới xin (Vietnamese): to get married (according to customs); to wed

Definitions

  1. to get married (according to customs); to wed

Ancestry of “cưới xin”, step by step

cưới xin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cưới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecướito marry; to wed; to get married; to get a member...
2Proto-Vietickaːlʔ—

via Vietnamese xin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexinto ask for; to beg for; to request
2Chinese信—
Every word from Proto-Vietic kaːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese cưới →