Where does “nhà xí” come from?

nhà xí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xí, from French cire, from Middle French cire, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

nhà xí (Vietnamese): toilet

Definitions

  1. toilet

Ancestry of “nhà xí”, step by step

nhà xí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexíto appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)
2Frenchcirewax; beeswax; earwax
3Middle Frenchcire—
4Old Frenchcire—
5Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Old French cire →Every word from Middle French cire →