Where does “kính nể” come from?

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

kính nể (Vietnamese): to revere, to respect

Definitions

  1. to revere, to respect

Ancestry of “kính nể”, step by step

kính nể 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 nể

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenểto respect; to admire
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ →Every word from Chinese 京 →Every word from Vietnamese kính →