Where does “tên chữ” come from?
tên chữ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tên, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tên chữ (Vietnamese): pen name
Ancestry of “tên chữ”, step by step
tên chữ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tên | given name; name; person |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *tъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Vietnamese chữ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chữ | alphabet, writing system, script; letter,... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | cuːʔ | grandchild; father's younger brother |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cuuʔ | grandchild |