Where does “giờ Tí” come from?

giờ Tí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

giờ Tí (Vietnamese): a period of time, from 11 PM to 1 AM

Definitions

  1. a period of time, from 11 PM to 1 AM

Ancestry of “giờ Tí”, step by step

giờ Tí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
2Middle Chinese子—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese giờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiờunit for specifying a point in time in terms of...
2Middle Chinese時—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →