Where does “chứa chấp” come from?

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

chứa chấp (Vietnamese): to conceal (in an illicit manner); to harbour

Definitions

  1. to conceal (in an illicit manner); to harbour

Ancestry of “chứa chấp”, step by step

chứa chấp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúa

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

via Vietnamese chấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấpto hold; to catch; to seize; to hold power; to...
2Chinese執—
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Vietnamese chúa →