Where does “xin chào” come from?

xin chào (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xin, from Chinese 信.

xin chào (Vietnamese): to cordially greet

Definitions

  1. to cordially greet

Ancestry of “xin chào”, step by step

xin chào traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexinto ask for; to beg for; to request
2Chinese信—

via Vietnamese chào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechàoto bow, to greet, to salute; to solicit; good...
2Proto-Vieticcaːwʔ—
Every word from Chinese 信 →Every word from Vietnamese xin →