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Where does “tối” come from?

tối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ.

tối (Vietnamese): dark; the duration from the late evening to the...

Definitions

  1. dark; the duration from the late evening to the...

Ancestry of “tối”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
2Middle Chinese子—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔ—

Words derived from “tối”

  • bóng tối
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