Where does “khó ở” come from?

khó ở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

khó ở (Vietnamese): seemingly uncomfortable, as being sick

Definitions

  1. seemingly uncomfortable, as being sick

Ancestry of “khó ở”, step by step

khó ở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—

via Vietnamese ở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseởat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay
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