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
- metamorphosis; to metamorphose; sexually...
Ancestry of “biến thái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 変態 | metamorphosis, transformation; abnormality;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 変 | a change |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 變 | — |