Where does “chất chứa” come from?

chất chứa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúa, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

chất chứa (Vietnamese): to accumulate; to amass; to stockpile

Definitions

  1. to accumulate; to amass; to stockpile

Ancestry of “chất chứa”, step by step

chất chứa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúathe retired father of a monarch of feudal...
2Middle Chineseletter, symbol, character; character

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Vietnamese chúa