Where does “cứng đầu” come from?

cứng đầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đầu, from Middle Chinese 頭.

cứng đầu (Vietnamese): headstrong; stubborn; obstinate

Definitions

  1. headstrong; stubborn; obstinate

Ancestry of “cứng đầu”, step by step

cứng đầu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese頭—

via Vietnamese cùng

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