Where does “cương cứng” come from?

cương cứng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cùng, from Middle Chinese 宮.

cương cứng (Vietnamese): to erect; to engorge; to swell

Definitions

  1. to erect; to engorge; to swell

Ancestry of “cương cứng”, step by step

cương cứng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—

via Vietnamese cương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecươngerect
2Middle Chinese剛—
Every word from Middle Chinese 宮 →