Where does “khôn hồn” come from?

khôn hồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồn, from Middle Chinese 魂.

khôn hồn (Vietnamese): wise; reasonable; sensible

Definitions

  1. wise; reasonable; sensible

Ancestry of “khôn hồn”, step by step

khôn hồn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—

via Vietnamese khôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhônwise, smart; sapient; unable to; not having;...
Every word from Middle Chinese 魂 →Every word from Vietnamese hồn →