Where does “thưa kiện” come from?

thưa kiện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thừa, from Chinese 繡.

thưa kiện (Vietnamese): to sue; to lodge a complaint; to bring to legal proceedings

Definitions

  1. to sue; to lodge a complaint; to bring to legal proceedings

Ancestry of “thưa kiện”, step by step

thưa kiện traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thừa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethừaleft over; superfluous; more than necessarily...
2Chinese繡—

via Vietnamese kiện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiệnbale; parcel; package; to sue; to bring legal...
2Chinese件—
Every word from Chinese 繡 →Every word from Vietnamese thừa →