Where does “không ngừng” come from?

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

không ngừng (Vietnamese): continuous; nonstop

Definitions

  1. continuous; nonstop

Ancestry of “không ngừng”, step by step

không ngừng 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 ngừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengừngto stop, to desist
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Vietnamese không →