Where does “hạt tiêu” come from?

hạt tiêu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tiêu, from Chinese 蕭.

hạt tiêu (Vietnamese): dried fruit of pepper; peppercorn

Definitions

  1. dried fruit of pepper; peppercorn

Ancestry of “hạt tiêu”, step by step

hạt tiêu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tiêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesetiêuClipping of tiêu hoá; to be able to take in and...
2Chinese蕭—

via Vietnamese hạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạta small hard piece; a seed, a grain, a nut, etc;...
2Chinese核—
Every word from Chinese 蕭 →Every word from Vietnamese tiêu →