Where does “nghĩ tới” come from?

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

nghĩ tới (Vietnamese): to think about; to think of; to consider

Definitions

  1. to think about; to think of; to consider

Ancestry of “nghĩ tới”, step by step

nghĩ tới traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetốidark; the duration from the late evening to the...
2Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
3Middle Chinese子—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese疑—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →