Where does “hoàng tử” come from?

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

hoàng tử (Vietnamese): a prince

Definitions

  1. a prince

Ancestry of “hoàng tử”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese子—
2Middle Chinese子—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Chinese 子 →