Where does “chữ viết” come from?

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

chữ viết (Vietnamese): writing

Definitions

  1. writing

Ancestry of “chữ viết”, step by step

chữ viết 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 Vietnamese viết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviếtto write; non-chalk handheld writing instrument
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chữ →