Where does “chồng chất” come from?

chồng chất (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chồng, from Middle Chinese 重.

chồng chất (Vietnamese): to pile up; to heap up; to stack up

Definitions

  1. to pile up; to heap up; to stack up

Ancestry of “chồng chất”, step by step

chồng chất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechồnghusband; to stack up; a stack
2Middle Chinese重—

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome
Every word from Middle Chinese 重 →Every word from Vietnamese chồng →