Where does “suy” come from?
suy (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 推, from Chinese 推特, from English Twitter, from Middle English twitren, from Old English twiterian, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.
suy (Vietnamese): to ponder over; to think carefully; to decline;...
Definitions
- to ponder over; to think carefully; to decline;...
Ancestry of “suy”, step by step
suy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 推
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 推 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 推特 | Twitter a social-networking website |
| 3 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 4 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 5 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |
via Chinese 衰
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 衰 | — |