Where does “kính mến” come from?

kính mến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

kính mến (Vietnamese): to respect and love

Definitions

  1. to respect and love

Ancestry of “kính mến”, step by step

kính mến traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseménsmall, juvenile
2EnglishmaineObsolete form of main
3FrenchMaine—
4Old FrenchCemaine—
5LatinCenomania—

via Vietnamese kính

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