Where does “không hề” come from?

không hề (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese không, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

không hề (Vietnamese): never

Definitions

  1. never

Ancestry of “không hề”, step by step

không hề traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese không

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhôngnot; idly, without doing anything; not have; to...
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Vietnamese không →