Where does “cũng như” come from?

cũng như (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese như, from Middle Chinese 如.

cũng như (Vietnamese): besides; as well as; also; in addition to

Definitions

  1. besides; as well as; also; in addition to

Ancestry of “cũng như”, step by step

cũng như traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese如—

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—
Every word from Middle Chinese 如 →