Where does “thu xếp” come from?

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

thu xếp (Vietnamese): to arrange; to put in order

Definitions

  1. to arrange; to put in order

Ancestry of “thu xếp”, step by step

thu xếp 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 xếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexếpto arrange; to put in order; to fold
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ →Every word from Chinese 首 →Every word from Vietnamese thứ →