Where does “tuyển” come from?
tuyển (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 腺, from Japanese 泉, from Japanese 和泉 — Izumi, an old province of Japan.
tuyển (Vietnamese): gland; line
Definitions
- gland; line
Ancestry of “tuyển”, step by step
tuyển traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 腺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 腺 | gland |
| 2 | Japanese | 泉 | natural spring, a wellspring |
| 3 | Japanese | 和泉 | Izumi, an old province of Japan |
via Chinese 線
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 線 | line |