Where does “chiều tím” come from?

chiều tím (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tìm, from Chinese 尋.

chiều tím (Vietnamese): Ruellia simplex

Definitions

  1. Ruellia simplex

Ancestry of “chiều tím”, step by step

chiều tím traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetìmto search, to seek, to look for; to find
2Chinese尋—

via Vietnamese chiều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiềuafternoon; the direction from one point in space...
2Middle Chinese朝—
Every word from Chinese 尋 →Every word from Vietnamese tìm →