Where does “anh hùng hào kiệt” come from?

anh hùng hào kiệt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese anh hùng, from Chinese 雄, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gaŋ — penis, male; penis; male.

anh hùng hào kiệt (Vietnamese): a person with talent, courage, and outstanding acts, a hero

Definitions

  1. a person with talent, courage, and outstanding acts, a hero

Ancestry of “anh hùng hào kiệt”, step by step

anh hùng hào kiệt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese anh hùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseanh hùngheroic; a hero
2Chinese雄male
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangaŋpenis, male; penis; male

via Vietnamese hào kiệt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehào kiệta man with outstanding abilities
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gaŋ →Every word from Chinese 雄 →Every word from Vietnamese anh hùng →