Where does “suy xét” come from?
suy xét (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 xét (Vietnamese): to consider carefully; to think out
Definitions
- to consider carefully; to think out
Ancestry of “suy xét”, step by step
suy xét 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 |