Where does “chín tới” come from?

chín tới (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tối, from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

chín tới (Vietnamese): freshly-ripe; newly-ready (to be eaten)

Definitions

  1. freshly-ripe; newly-ready (to be eaten)

Ancestry of “chín tới”, step by step

chín tới traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetốidark; the duration from the late evening to the...
2Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
3Middle Chinese子—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese chín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechínnine; well done; ripe
2Proto-Vieticciːnʔcooked; ripe
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdciinʔ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →