Where does “coi thường” come from?

coi thường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thường, from Chinese 常.

coi thường (Vietnamese): to regard as unimportant; to think little of; to...

Definitions

  1. to regard as unimportant; to think little of; to...

Ancestry of “coi thường”, step by step

coi thường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethườngfrequent; usual; ordinary; common; average;...
2Chinese常—

via Vietnamese cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Chinese 常 →Every word from Vietnamese thường →