Where does “chê trách” come from?

chê trách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

chê trách (Vietnamese): to reproach; to disparage; to deplore; to criticize

Definitions

  1. to reproach; to disparage; to deplore; to criticize

Ancestry of “chê trách”, step by step

chê trách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese trách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráchto reproach; to blame; to reprove
2Chinese責—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →