Where does “tươi tốt” come from?

tươi tốt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tốt, from Chinese 卒, from Chinese 遭.

tươi tốt (Vietnamese): fresh and vibrant; beautiful

Definitions

  1. fresh and vibrant; beautiful

Ancestry of “tươi tốt”, step by step

tươi tốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetốtgood; very dense or long, more so than it should...
2Chinese卒—
3Chinese遭—

via Vietnamese tươi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetươifresh; raw; cheerful
Every word from Chinese 遭 →Every word from Chinese 卒 →Every word from Vietnamese tốt →