Where does “nhịp điệu” come from?

nhịp điệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điệu, from Middle Chinese 調.

nhịp điệu (Vietnamese): rhythm

Definitions

  1. rhythm

Ancestry of “nhịp điệu”, step by step

nhịp điệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệumelody, tune, air
2Middle Chinese調

via Vietnamese nhịp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhịprhythm; rate; beat

Words derived from “nhịp điệu

Every word from Middle Chinese 調