Where does “kính lúp” come from?

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

kính lúp (Vietnamese): a magnifying glass

Definitions

  1. a magnifying glass

Ancestry of “kính lúp”, step by step

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