Where does “khôn lường” come from?

khôn lường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lường, from Middle Chinese 量.

khôn lường (Vietnamese): unpredictable; unforeseeable

Definitions

  1. unpredictable; unforeseeable

Ancestry of “khôn lường”, step by step

khôn lường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselườngto measure; to gauge
2Middle Chinese量—

via Vietnamese khôn

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