Where does “đỉnh cao” come from?

đỉnh cao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cáo, from Chinese 告, from Middle Chinese 校.

đỉnh cao (Vietnamese): pinnacle; peak; summit; climax

Definitions

  1. pinnacle; peak; summit; climax

Ancestry of “đỉnh cao”, step by step

đỉnh cao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáoa fox; royal edict-like announcement
2Chinese告—
3Middle Chinese校—

via Vietnamese đinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđinha nail; a share of fees that a male member is...
2Chinese定—
Every word from Middle Chinese 校 →Every word from Chinese 告 →Every word from Vietnamese cáo →