Where does “kiếm tìm” come from?

kiếm tìm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kiếm, from Vietnamese tìm, from Chinese 尋.

kiếm tìm (Vietnamese): to look for; to search for

Definitions

  1. to look for; to search for

Ancestry of “kiếm tìm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiếma sword; to seek, to search, to find
2Vietnamesetìmto search, to seek, to look for; to find
3Chinese尋—
Every word from Chinese 尋 →Every word from Vietnamese tìm →Every word from Vietnamese kiếm →