Where does “chà xát” come from?

chà xát (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chả, from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ, from Old Chinese 稼.

chà xát (Vietnamese): to rub; scrub; scour

Definitions

  1. to rub; scrub; scour

Ancestry of “chà xát”, step by step

chà xát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechảpatty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all
2Proto-Tai*klaːꟲringworm
3Old Chinese稼—

via Vietnamese xát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexátto rub
Every word from Old Chinese 稼 →Every word from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ →Every word from Vietnamese chả →