Where does “đáng khinh” come from?

đáng khinh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khinh, from Chinese 氫, from Chinese Mandarin 氣, from Middle Chinese 氣 — spirit; breath.

đáng khinh (Vietnamese): abject; ignominious; contemptible; despicable

Definitions

  1. abject; ignominious; contemptible; despicable

Ancestry of “đáng khinh”, step by step

đáng khinh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhinhto scorn
2Chinese氫—
3Chinese Mandarin氣—
4Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter
Every word from Middle Chinese 氣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 氣 →Every word from Chinese 氫 →