Where does “khác thường” come from?

khác thường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thường, from Chinese 常.

khác thường (Vietnamese): different from the norm; unusual, uncommon, aberrant, abnormal, extraordinary, etc

Definitions

  1. different from the norm; unusual, uncommon, aberrant, abnormal, extraordinary, etc

Ancestry of “khác thường”, step by step

khác thường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethườngfrequent; usual; ordinary; common; average;...
2Chinese常—

via Vietnamese khác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhácdifferent, other
Every word from Chinese 常 →Every word from Vietnamese thường →