Where does “không dám” come from?
không dám (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese không, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.
không dám (Vietnamese): you're welcome; not at all; I wouldn't dare do...
Definitions
- you're welcome; not at all; I wouldn't dare do...
Ancestry of “không dám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | không | not; idly, without doing anything; not have; to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 空 | empty, hollow |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (g/k)uŋ | hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part |