Where does “xét đoán” come from?
xét đoán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xét, from Chinese 察, from Japanese 警察 — police; Short for 警察署.
xét đoán (Vietnamese): to assess and judge; to evaluate
Definitions
- to assess and judge; to evaluate
Ancestry of “xét đoán”, step by step
xét đoán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xét | to examine; to consider; to check |
| 2 | Chinese | 察 | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 警察 | police; Short for 警察署 |
via Vietnamese đoán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đoán | to guess; to predict; to surmise; to divine |