Where does “nhận xét” come from?

nhận xét (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xét, from Chinese 察, from Japanese 警察 — police; Short for 警察署.

nhận xét (Vietnamese): to observe; to comment; to remark; to judge

Definitions

  1. to observe; to comment; to remark; to judge

Ancestry of “nhận xét”, step by step

nhận xét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexétto examine; to consider; to check
2Chinese察—
3Japanese警察police; Short for 警察署

via Vietnamese nhận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhậnto receive; to get; to obtain; to recognise; to...
2Chinese認—
Every word from Japanese 警察 →