Where does “thứ nhất” come from?

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

thứ nhất (Vietnamese): first

Definitions

  1. first

Ancestry of “thứ nhất”, step by step

thứ nhất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứinferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
2Chinese首neck
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*qV-luʔhead

via Vietnamese nhất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhấtfirst; the most in..; at the top of one's...
2Middle Chinese一—

Words derived from “thứ nhất”

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