Where does “tí” come from?

tí (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

tí (Vietnamese): breast; a little bit; tiny; small

Definitions

  1. breast; a little bit; tiny; small

Ancestry of “tí”, step by step

tí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese子—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese tì bà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetì bàđàn tỳ bà
2Middle Chinese琵琶—

Words derived from “tí”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →