Where does “khôn cùng” come from?

khôn cùng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cùng, from Middle Chinese 宮.

khôn cùng (Vietnamese): endless; infinite; inexhaustible

Definitions

  1. endless; infinite; inexhaustible

Ancestry of “khôn cùng”, step by step

khôn cùng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—

via Vietnamese khôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhônwise, smart; sapient; unable to; not having;...
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