Where does “chìa” come from?

chìa (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 匙 — spoon.

chìa (Vietnamese): Short for chìa khoá; to extend; to hold out

Definitions

  1. Short for chìa khoá; to extend; to hold out

Ancestry of “chìa”, step by step

chìa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 匙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese匙spoon

via Middle Chinese 支

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese支—

Words derived from “chìa”

Every word from Chinese 匙 →