Where does “công nghệ cao” come from?

công nghệ cao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cáo, from Chinese 告, from Middle Chinese 校.

công nghệ cao (Vietnamese): high technology; high tech

Definitions

  1. high technology; high tech

Ancestry of “công nghệ cao”, step by step

công nghệ cao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáoa fox; royal edict-like announcement
2Chinese告—
3Middle Chinese校—

via Vietnamese công nghệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecông nghệtechnology
2Middle Chinese工藝—
Every word from Middle Chinese 校 →Every word from Chinese 告 →Every word from Vietnamese cáo →