Where does “sửa chữa” come from?
sửa chữa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúa, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.
sửa chữa (Vietnamese): to repair
Definitions
- to repair
Ancestry of “sửa chữa”, step by step
sửa chữa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chúa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chúa | the retired father of a monarch of feudal... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 字 | letter, symbol, character; character |
via Vietnamese sửa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sửa | to repair, to correct, to put right |