Where does “tết nhất” come from?
tết nhất (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhất, from Middle Chinese 一.
tết nhất (Vietnamese): Chinese New Year, first day of the year
Definitions
- Chinese New Year, first day of the year
Ancestry of “tết nhất”, step by step
tết nhất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nhất
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhất | first; the most in..; at the top of one's... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 一 | — |
via Vietnamese tết
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tết | to plait; to twist; Alternative letter-case form... |