Where does “giản đơn” come from?
giản đơn (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 簡単, from Middle Chinese かんたん.
giản đơn (Vietnamese): simple
Ancestry of “giản đơn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 簡単 | ease; simplicity; lightness, brevity |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | かんたん | — |