Where does “biến thái” come from?

biến thái (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 変態, from Japanese 変, from Middle Chinese 變.

biến thái (Vietnamese): metamorphosis; to metamorphose; sexually...

Definitions

  1. metamorphosis; to metamorphose; sexually...

Ancestry of “biến thái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese変態metamorphosis, transformation; abnormality;...
2Japanese変a change
3Middle Chinese變—
Every word from Middle Chinese 變 →Every word from Japanese 変 →Every word from Japanese 変態 →