Where does “khóc than” come from?

khóc than (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thân, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

khóc than (Vietnamese): to lament; to weep; to mourn; to bewail

Definitions

  1. to lament; to weep; to mourn; to bewail

Ancestry of “khóc than”, step by step

khóc than traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Vietnamese khóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhócto cry, to weep
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Vietnamese thân →