Where does “gan lì” come from?

gan lì (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gần, from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn, from Old Chinese 肝.

gan lì (Vietnamese): fearless, intrepid

Definitions

  1. fearless, intrepid

Ancestry of “gan lì”, step by step

gan lì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegầnnear; nearby; close; nearly; almost
2Proto-Vietict-kaːn—
3Old Chinese肝—

via Vietnamese lí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselícommon sense; sound and fair reasoning
Every word from Old Chinese 肝 →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn →Every word from Vietnamese gần →