Where does “thứ” come from?

thứ (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ — head.

thứ (Vietnamese): inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...

Definitions

  1. inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...

Ancestry of “thứ”, step by step

thứ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 首

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese首neck
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*qV-luʔhead

via Chinese 秋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese秋—

via Middle Chinese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese手—

Words derived from “thứ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ →Every word from Chinese 首 →