Where does “thuỷ” come from?
thuỷ (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 水, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lwi(j) — flow; stream.
thuỷ (Vietnamese): water; Water, one of the Wu Xing
Definitions
- water; Water, one of the Wu Xing
Ancestry of “thuỷ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 水 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | lwi(j) | flow; stream |
Words derived from “thuỷ”