Where does “dây thường xuân” come from?

dây thường xuân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thường, from Chinese 常.

dây thường xuân (Vietnamese): common ivy (Hedera helix)

Definitions

  1. common ivy (Hedera helix)

Ancestry of “dây thường xuân”, step by step

dây thường xuân traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethườngfrequent; usual; ordinary; common; average;...
2Chinese常—

via Vietnamese Xuân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseXuânspring season
2Middle Chinese春—

via Vietnamese dây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâyrope; cord; wire; string
Every word from Chinese 常 →Every word from Vietnamese thường →