Where does “giờ cao điểm” come from?
giờ cao điểm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giờ, from Middle Chinese 時.
giờ cao điểm (Vietnamese): rush hour; prime time
Definitions
- rush hour; prime time
Ancestry of “giờ cao điểm”, step by step
giờ cao điểm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese giờ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giờ | unit for specifying a point in time in terms of... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 時 | — |
via Vietnamese cao điểm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cao điểm | high point; peak; climax; height |