Where does “kính” come from?
kính (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.
kính (Vietnamese): glass; eyeglasses; a mirror
Definitions
- glass; eyeglasses; a mirror
Ancestry of “kính”, step by step
kính traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 鏡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 鏡 | — |
via Middle Chinese 京
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 京 | capital |