Where does “chiếu nghỉ” come from?

chiếu nghỉ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nghỉ, from Middle Chinese 疑.

chiếu nghỉ (Vietnamese): a stairwell landing; stairway platform

Definitions

  1. a stairwell landing; stairway platform

Ancestry of “chiếu nghỉ”, step by step

chiếu nghỉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese疑—

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—
Every word from Middle Chinese 疑 →