Where does “cha mẹ” come from?
cha mẹ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chả, from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ, from Old Chinese 稼.
cha mẹ (Vietnamese): parents
Ancestry of “cha mẹ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chả | patty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *klaːꟲ | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 稼 | — |