Where does “chừng mực” come from?

chừng mực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúng, from Chinese 症, from Chinese 證.

chừng mực (Vietnamese): moderation; temperateness

Definitions

  1. moderation; temperateness

Ancestry of “chừng mực”, step by step

chừng mực traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúng"pluralizing particle for pronouns"; they; them;...
2Chinese症—
3Chinese證—

via Vietnamese mực

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemựcink; squid; Short for dây mực
2Chinese墨ink
Every word from Chinese 證 →Every word from Chinese 症 →Every word from Vietnamese chúng →