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Where does “vết thương” come from?

vết thương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thương, from Middle Chinese 商.

vết thương (Vietnamese): wound; site of injury; cut

Definitions

  1. wound; site of injury; cut

Ancestry of “vết thương”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethươnglong-handled spear; lance; injury
2Middle Chinese商—
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