Where does “nạn kép” come from?
nạn kép (Tày) comes from Vietnamese nạn, from Chinese 難, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan na-n/t — ill, pain, difficult, evil spirit; sick; ill;...
nạn kép (Tày): musk deer
Definitions
- musk deer
Ancestry of “nạn kép”, step by step
nạn kép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nạn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nạn | accident, danger, calamity, disaster,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 難 | bad, unpleasant |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | na-n/t | ill, pain, difficult, evil spirit; sick; ill;... |
via Proto-Indo-European kep-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kep- | — |