Where does “chữa bệnh” come from?
chữa bệnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bệnh, from Middle Chinese 病.
chữa bệnh (Vietnamese): to treat medically; to cure
Definitions
- to treat medically; to cure
Ancestry of “chữa bệnh”, step by step
chữa bệnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bệnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bệnh | disease; illness; sickness; defect; malfunction;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 病 | — |
via Vietnamese chúa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chúa | the retired father of a monarch of feudal... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 字 | letter, symbol, character; character |
Words derived from “chữa bệnh”