Where does “chữ Hán” come from?

chữ Hán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chữ, from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.

chữ Hán (Vietnamese): a Chinese character

Definitions

  1. a Chinese character

Ancestry of “chữ Hán”, step by step

chữ Hán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechữalphabet, writing system, script; letter,...
2Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

via Chinese 漢字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese漢字Chinese character; Han character; hanzi

Words derived from “chữ Hán”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chữ →