Where does “chập tối” come from?
chập tối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tối, from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.
chập tối (Vietnamese): dusk; nightfall; twilight; sundown
Definitions
- dusk; nightfall; twilight; sundown
Ancestry of “chập tối”, step by step
chập tối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tối | dark; the duration from the late evening to the... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | tí | breast; a little bit; tiny; small |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 子 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsəʔ | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece |
via Vietnamese chập
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chập | to join two things together |