Where does “cột trụ” come from?

cột trụ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trụ, from Chinese 柱.

cột trụ (Vietnamese): backbone, cornerstone, pillar

Definitions

  1. backbone, cornerstone, pillar

Ancestry of “cột trụ”, step by step

cột trụ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trụ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrụpillar
2Chinese柱—

via Vietnamese cột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecộtpillar, column, pole
Every word from Chinese 柱 →Every word from Vietnamese trụ →