Where does “tuổi thơ” come from?
tuổi thơ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thơ, from Middle Chinese 詩.
tuổi thơ (Vietnamese): childhood; youth
Definitions
- childhood; youth
Ancestry of “tuổi thơ”, step by step
tuổi thơ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thơ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thơ | young, tender; poetry; a poem |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 詩 | — |
via Vietnamese tuổi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tuổi | age; year |