Where does “xấu xí” come from?

xấu xí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xí, from French cire, from Middle French cire, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

xấu xí (Vietnamese): ugly

Definitions

ugly

Ancestry of “xấu xí”, step by step

xấu xí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xí

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	xí	to appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)
2	French	cire	wax; beeswax; earwax
3	Middle French	cire	—
4	Old French	cire	—
5	Latin	cēra	wax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Vietnamese xấu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	xấu	ugly; hideous; bad; of low quality; bad; devious
2	Chinese	醜	—

Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Old French cire →Every word from Middle French cire →