Where does “tủ lạnh” come from?

tủ lạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tủ, from Thai ตู้, from Teochew 櫥 — cabinet; wardrobe.

tủ lạnh (Vietnamese): refrigerator

Definitions

  1. refrigerator

Ancestry of “tủ lạnh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetủcabinet; cupboard; wardrobe; chest; safe;...
2Thaiตู้cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe
3Teochew櫥cabinet; wardrobe
Every word from Teochew 櫥 →Every word from Thai ตู้ →Every word from Vietnamese tủ →