Where does “khìamkhèukhá” come from?
khìamkhèukhá (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Vietnamese khá, from Chinese 可.
khìamkhèukhá (Khiamniungan Naga): well
Ancestry of “khìamkhèukhá”, step by step
khìamkhèukhá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese khá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khá | good; well; quite, rather, fairly |
| 2 | Chinese | 可 | — |
via Khiamniungan Naga khìamkhèu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khiamniungan Naga | khìamkhèu | fetching water |
| 2 | Khiamniungan Naga | khìam | water, A substance (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as [[rain#Noun |