Where does “xét” come from?

xét (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 察, from Japanese 警察 — police; Short for 警察署.

xét (Vietnamese): to examine; to consider; to check

Definitions

  1. to examine; to consider; to check

Ancestry of “xét”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese察—
2Japanese警察police; Short for 警察署

Words derived from “xét”

Every word from Japanese 警察 →