Where does “thu hút” come from?

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

thu hút (Vietnamese): to draw (closer); to attract

Definitions

  1. to draw (closer); to attract

Ancestry of “thu hút”, step by step

thu hút 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 hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ →Every word from Chinese 首 →Every word from Vietnamese thứ →