Where does “tự do” come from?
tự do (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 自由, from Middle Chinese 自由.
tự do (Vietnamese): freedom; liberty; free
Ancestry of “tự do”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 自由 | free; flexible; freedom, liberty |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 自由 | — |