Where does “giấy chứng nhận” come from?

giấy chứng nhận (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giấy, from Proto-Vietic k-cajʔ, from Old Chinese 紙.

giấy chứng nhận (Vietnamese): certificate

Definitions

  1. certificate

Ancestry of “giấy chứng nhận”, step by step

giấy chứng nhận traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giấy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiấypaper
2Proto-Vietick-cajʔpaper
3Old Chinese紙—

via Vietnamese chứng nhận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechứng nhậnto certify
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-cajʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giấy →