Where does “tiêu xài” come from?

tiêu xài (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xài, from Middle Chinese 財 — wealth.

tiêu xài (Vietnamese): to spend (money etc.)

Definitions

  1. to spend (money etc.)

Ancestry of “tiêu xài”, step by step

tiêu xài traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexàito use; to spend
2Middle Chinese財wealth

via Vietnamese tiêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesetiêuClipping of tiêu hoá; to be able to take in and...
2Chinese蕭—
Every word from Middle Chinese 財 →Every word from Vietnamese xài →