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Where does “vệ sinh” come from?

vệ sinh (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 衛生 — hygiene, sanitary, health.

vệ sinh (Vietnamese): hygiene; Short for nhà vệ sinh

Definitions

  1. hygiene; Short for nhà vệ sinh

Ancestry of “vệ sinh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese衛生hygiene, sanitary, health

Words derived from “vệ sinh”

  • nhà vệ sinh
  • giấy vệ sinh
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