Where does “xét xử” come from?

xét xử (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xứ, from French sou, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

xét xử (Vietnamese): to judge; to try

Definitions

  1. to judge; to try

Ancestry of “xét xử”, step by step

xét xử traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexứa land
2Frenchsousou; money; cash; cent
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Vietnamese xét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexétto examine; to consider; to check
2Chinese察—
3Japanese警察police; Short for 警察署
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →