Where does “suất thập” come from?

suất thập (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thập, from Middle Chinese 拾.

suất thập (Vietnamese): Chief of ten people: a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, below, similar to decanus in the Roman army

Definitions

  1. Chief of ten people: a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, below, similar to decanus in the Roman army

Ancestry of “suất thập”, step by step

suất thập traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethậpten; hesitating, undecided ; stealthy, sneaky
2Middle Chinese拾—

via Vietnamese suất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesuấta portion; rate
2Middle Chinese率—
Every word from Middle Chinese 拾 →