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

vết thương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thương

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

via Vietnamese vết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevếtspot; stain; blemish

Words derived from “vết thương”

Every word from Middle Chinese 商 →Every word from Vietnamese thương →