Where does “kình chống” come from?

kình chống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kính, from Chinese 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.

kình chống (Vietnamese): to oppose; to fight; to struggle

Definitions

  1. to oppose; to fight; to struggle

Ancestry of “kình chống”, step by step

kình chống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kính

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekínhglass; eyeglasses; a mirror
2Chinese京—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-gaŋhill, ridge, mountain

via Vietnamese chống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốngto prop by using a stick-like object; to be...
2Proto-Vieticcoːŋʔ—
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