Where does “thiên lệch” come from?

thiên lệch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Thiên, from Middle Chinese 天.

thiên lệch (Vietnamese): biased; partial

Definitions

  1. biased; partial

Ancestry of “thiên lệch”, step by step

thiên lệch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Thiên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseThiên—
2Middle Chinese天—

via Vietnamese lệch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselệchbe deviated, be out of orbit
Every word from Middle Chinese 天 →Every word from Vietnamese Thiên →