Where does “trụ cột” come from?

trụ cột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trụ, from Chinese 柱.

trụ cột (Vietnamese): backbone, cornerstone, pillar

Definitions

  1. backbone, cornerstone, pillar

Ancestry of “trụ cột”, step by step

trụ cột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trụ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrụpillar
2Chinese柱—

via Vietnamese cột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecộtpillar, column, pole
Every word from Chinese 柱 →Every word from Vietnamese trụ →