Where does “xa xưa” come from?

xa xưa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xã, from Japanese 捨.

xa xưa (Vietnamese): old in time; in the old days

Definitions

  1. old in time; in the old days

Ancestry of “xa xưa”, step by step

xa xưa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesexãBasic rural administrative unit in Vietnam, part...
2Japanese捨—

via Vietnamese xưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexưaold; ancient; a long time ago; old times
2Chinese初—
Every word from Japanese 捨 →Every word from Vietnamese xã →