Where does “huống chi” come from?

huống chi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

huống chi (Vietnamese): let alone; much less

Definitions

  1. let alone; much less

Ancestry of “huống chi”, step by step

huống chi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese huống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehuốngmuch less; let alone
2Chinese況—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →