Where does “xin lỗi” come from?

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

xin lỗi (Vietnamese): to apologise; sorry, excuse me, pardon me

Definitions

  1. to apologise; sorry, excuse me, pardon me

Ancestry of “xin lỗi”, step by step

xin lỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xin

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

via Vietnamese lỗi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselỗimistake, fault, error
Every word from Chinese 信 →Every word from Vietnamese xin →