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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesespoon

via Middle Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese

Words derived from “chìa

Every word from Chinese