Where does “đau khổ” come from?
đau khổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.
đau khổ (Vietnamese): wretched; anguished; feeling awful
Definitions
- wretched; anguished; feeling awful
Ancestry of “đau khổ”, step by step
đau khổ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese khó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khó | difficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 庫 | — |
via Vietnamese đau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đau | to be hurt; to be wounded |