Where does “chút xíu” come from?

chút xíu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xíu, from Cantonese 小 — little.

chút xíu (Vietnamese): a little; a tiny bit of

Definitions

  1. a little; a tiny bit of

Ancestry of “chút xíu”, step by step

chút xíu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xíu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexíutiny
2Cantonese小little

via Vietnamese chút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechútgreat-great-grandchild
Every word from Cantonese 小 →Every word from Vietnamese xíu →