Where does “khô ráo” come from?

khô ráo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rào, from Middle Chinese 牢.

khô ráo (Vietnamese): dry; free of water; lacking moisture

Definitions

  1. dry; free of water; lacking moisture

Ancestry of “khô ráo”, step by step

khô ráo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràofence; to encircle; small river, creek, stream
2Middle Chinese牢—

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—
Every word from Middle Chinese 牢 →Every word from Vietnamese rào →
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