Where does “kiểu chữ” come from?

kiểu chữ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chữ, from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.

kiểu chữ (Vietnamese): typeface

Definitions

  1. typeface

Ancestry of “kiểu chữ”, step by step

kiểu chữ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechữalphabet, writing system, script; letter,...
2Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

via Vietnamese kiểu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiểustyle; way; look
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chữ →