Where does “khôn lanh” come from?
khôn lanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
khôn lanh (Vietnamese): clever; fast
Definitions
- clever; fast
Ancestry of “khôn lanh”, step by step
khôn lanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Lạnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Lạnh | — |
| 2 | French | lin | linen; flax |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Vietnamese khôn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khôn | wise, smart; sapient; unable to; not having;... |