Where does “phần mềm xấu” come from?

phần mềm xấu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phần mềm, from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

phần mềm xấu (Vietnamese): malware

Definitions

  1. malware

Ancestry of “phần mềm xấu”, step by step

phần mềm xấu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phần mềm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephần mềmsoftware; Synonym of chương trình
2EnglishsoftwareEncoded computer instructions, usually...
3English-wareUsed to form nouns denoting, collectively, items...
4Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
5Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
6Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Vietnamese xấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexấuugly; hideous; bad; of low quality; bad; devious
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēraz