Where does “cha xứ” come from?

cha xứ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chả, from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ, from Old Chinese 稼.

cha xứ (Vietnamese): a parish priest; pastor

Definitions

  1. a parish priest; pastor

Ancestry of “cha xứ”, step by step

cha xứ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechảpatty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all
2Proto-Tai*klaːꟲringworm
3Old Chinese稼—

via Vietnamese giáo xứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáo xứparish
Every word from Old Chinese 稼 →Every word from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ →Every word from Vietnamese chả →