Where does “vỉa hè” come from?

vỉa hè (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hệ, from Chinese 客 — guest.

vỉa hè (Vietnamese): a sidewalk/pavement

Definitions

  1. a sidewalk/pavement

Ancestry of “vỉa hè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest
Every word from Chinese 客 →Every word from Vietnamese hệ →
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