Where does “nhạc chế” come from?

nhạc chế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

nhạc chế (Vietnamese): parody music

Definitions

  1. parody music

Ancestry of “nhạc chế”, step by step

nhạc chế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
2Middle Chinese
3Chinesetea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese nhạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhạcmusic
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-laEvery word from Proto-Loloish la¹Every word from Chinese