Where does “sửa soạn” come from?

sửa soạn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese soạn, from Middle Chinese 撰.

sửa soạn (Vietnamese): to prepare; to make ready

Definitions

  1. to prepare; to make ready

Ancestry of “sửa soạn”, step by step

sửa soạn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese soạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesoạnto prepare; to compose; to compile
2Middle Chinese撰—

via Vietnamese sửa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesửato repair, to correct, to put right
Every word from Middle Chinese 撰 →Every word from Vietnamese soạn →