Where does “tu sửa” come from?
tu sửa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese từ, from Chinese 字, from Chinese 母, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ — mother.
tu sửa (Vietnamese): to repair, to amend
Definitions
- to repair, to amend
Ancestry of “tu sửa”, step by step
tu sửa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese từ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | từ | from, since; at, in; word |
| 2 | Chinese | 字 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 母 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *məʔ | mother |
via Vietnamese sửa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sửa | to repair, to correct, to put right |