Where does “sẻ chia” come from?

sẻ chia (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sẻ, from Proto-Vietic k-rɛh — sparrow.

Ancestry of “sẻ chia”, step by step

sẻ chia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesẻsparrow; to divide, to share
2Proto-Vietick-rɛhsparrow

via Vietnamese chìa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesechìaShort for chìa khoá; to extend; to hold out
2Chinese匙spoon
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rɛh →