Where does “chúng tao” come from?

chúng tao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese táo, from Chinese 造, from Middle Chinese 作, from Middle Chinese 家.

chúng tao (Vietnamese): we; us

Definitions

  1. we; us

Ancestry of “chúng tao”, step by step

chúng tao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese táo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetáoapple
2Chinese造—
3Middle Chinese作—
4Middle Chinese家—

via Vietnamese chúng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúng"pluralizing particle for pronouns"; they; them;...
2Chinese症—
3Chinese證—
Every word from Middle Chinese 家 →Every word from Middle Chinese 作 →Every word from Chinese 造 →