Where does “tư lự” come from?

tư lự (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.

tư lự (Vietnamese): to think over; to ponder

Definitions

  1. to think over; to ponder

Ancestry of “tư lự”, step by step

tư lự traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevôto enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing...
2Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
3Chinese務—
4Sino-Tibetan*mow—

via Chinese 思

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese思—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *mow →Every word from Chinese 務 →Every word from Vietnamese vụ →