Where does “tối” come from?
tối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.
tối (Vietnamese): dark; the duration from the late evening to the...
Definitions
- dark; the duration from the late evening to the...
Ancestry of “tối”, step by step
tối traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tí | breast; a little bit; tiny; small |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 子 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsəʔ | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece |
via Proto-Vietic suːlʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | suːlʔ | — |
via Chinese 蓑
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 蓑 | — |