Where does “nhà chứa” come from?

nhà chứa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

nhà chứa (Vietnamese): a brothel; whorehouse; bordello

Definitions

  1. a brothel; whorehouse; bordello

Ancestry of “nhà chứa”, step by step

nhà chứa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese chúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúathe retired father of a monarch of feudal...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →