Where does “hưu” come from?

hưu (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 休.

hưu (Vietnamese): bhava (being, to be, to become, to exist, existence)

Definitions

  1. bhava (being, to be, to become, to exist, existence)

Ancestry of “hưu”, step by step

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1Middle Chinese休—

Words derived from “hưu”

Every word from Middle Chinese 休 →