Where does “xứ” come from?
xứ (Vietnamese) comes 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.
xứ (Vietnamese): a land
Definitions
- a land
Ancestry of “xứ”, step by step
xứ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sou | sou; money; cash; cent |
| 2 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Middle Chinese 處
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 處 | — |