Where does “giấy vệ sinh” come from?

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

giấy vệ sinh (Vietnamese): toilet paper

Definitions

  1. toilet paper

Ancestry of “giấy vệ sinh”, step by step

giấy vệ sinh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giấy

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

via Vietnamese vệ sinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevệ sinhhygiene; Short for nhà vệ sinh
2Japanese衛生hygiene, sanitary, health
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-cajʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giấy →