Where does “khác biệt” come from?

khác biệt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese biệt, from Middle Chinese 別.

khác biệt (Vietnamese): different

Definitions

  1. different

Ancestry of “khác biệt”, step by step

khác biệt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese biệt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiệtto part with, to leave; vanished
2Middle Chinese別—

via Vietnamese khác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhácdifferent, other
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