Where does “thô ráp” come from?

thô ráp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thô, from Chinese 粗.

thô ráp (Vietnamese): rough; coarse; not smooth

Definitions

  1. rough; coarse; not smooth

Ancestry of “thô ráp”, step by step

thô ráp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethôcoarse, husky; crude
2Chinese粗—

via Vietnamese ráp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserápto fit, to assemble, to join together
Every word from Chinese 粗 →Every word from Vietnamese thô →