Where does “tìm thấy” come from?

tìm thấy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tìm, from Chinese 尋.

tìm thấy (Vietnamese): to find; to discover

Definitions

  1. to find; to discover

Ancestry of “tìm thấy”, step by step

tìm thấy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetìmto search, to seek, to look for; to find
2Chinese尋—

via Vietnamese thầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesethầySynonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo
Every word from Chinese 尋 →Every word from Vietnamese tìm →