Where does “lời hứa” come from?

lời hứa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hứa, from Middle Chinese 許.

lời hứa (Vietnamese): promise, word

Definitions

  1. promise, word

Ancestry of “lời hứa”, step by step

lời hứa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hứa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehứato promise; to make a promise
2Middle Chinese許—

via Vietnamese lời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselờiword; utterances; words; lyrics; a verse
2Middle Chinese利—
Every word from Middle Chinese 許 →Every word from Vietnamese hứa →
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