Where does “thức giấc” come from?

thức giấc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thức, from Chinese 式.

thức giấc (Vietnamese): to wake up; to awaken

Definitions

  1. to wake up; to awaken

Ancestry of “thức giấc”, step by step

thức giấc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứcfood, especially a delicacy or treat; grammatical...
2Chinese式—

via Vietnamese giấc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiấcindicates sleep times and dreams
Every word from Chinese 式 →Every word from Vietnamese thức →