Where does “tha thứ” come from?

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

tha thứ (Vietnamese): to forgive; to pardon

Definitions

  1. to forgive; to pardon

Ancestry of “tha thứ”, step by step

tha thứ 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 thả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảto release; to let go; to set free
2Chinese赦—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ →Every word from Chinese 首 →Every word from Vietnamese thứ →