Where does “chung sức” come from?

chung sức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúng, from Chinese 症, from Chinese 證.

chung sức (Vietnamese): to work together; to cooperate

Definitions

  1. to work together; to cooperate

Ancestry of “chung sức”, step by step

chung sức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúng"pluralizing particle for pronouns"; they; them;...
2Chinese症—
3Chinese證—

via Vietnamese sức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesứcstrength; power
2Proto-Vietick-rəkstrong
3Old Chinese力—
Every word from Chinese 證 →Every word from Chinese 症 →Every word from Vietnamese chúng →