Where does “chẳng thà” come from?

chẳng thà (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thả, from Chinese 赦.

chẳng thà (Vietnamese): rather; preferably; better (to)

Definitions

  1. rather; preferably; better (to)

Ancestry of “chẳng thà”, step by step

chẳng thà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảto release; to let go; to set free
2Chinese赦—

via Vietnamese chẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechẳngnot at all; even if not; if not
Every word from Chinese 赦 →Every word from Vietnamese thả →