Where does “suy ngẫm” come from?
suy ngẫm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese suy, 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 ngẫm (Vietnamese): to think thoroughly (to evaluate, conclude, etc.); to ponder; to reflect
Definitions
- to think thoroughly (to evaluate, conclude, etc.); to ponder; to reflect
Ancestry of “suy ngẫm”, step by step
suy ngẫm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese suy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | suy | to ponder over; to think carefully; to decline;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 推 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 推特 | Twitter a social-networking website |
| 4 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 5 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 6 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |
via Vietnamese ngẫm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngẫm | to think deeply, to muse, to meditate |