Where does “cứu chúa” come from?

cứu chúa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúa, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

cứu chúa (Vietnamese): a savior

Definitions

  1. a savior

Ancestry of “cứu chúa”, step by step

cứu chúa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúathe retired father of a monarch of feudal...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character

via Vietnamese cứu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecứuto save, to rescue, to relieve
2Chinese救—
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Vietnamese chúa →