Where does “kia kìa” come from?

kia kìa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kia, from Middle Chinese 其.

kia kìa (Vietnamese): over there

Definitions

  1. over there

Ancestry of “kia kìa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiathat, over there; other, opposite; two removed...
2Middle Chinese其—
Every word from Middle Chinese 其 →Every word from Vietnamese kia →