Where does “anh hùng hảo hán” come from?

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

anh hùng hảo hán (Vietnamese): brave, courageous people

Definitions

  1. brave, courageous people

Ancestry of “anh hùng hảo hán”, step by step

anh hùng hảo hán 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 hảo hán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehảo hánbrave man, courageous man, hero
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gaŋ →Every word from Chinese 雄 →Every word from Vietnamese anh hùng →
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