Where does “khúc” come from?

khúc (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 曲, from Tibetan ཆུ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsju — water; liquid; bodily fluid; water, liquid, body...

khúc (Vietnamese): piece, section, chunk

Definitions

  1. piece, section, chunk

Ancestry of “khúc”, step by step

khúc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 曲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese曲—
2Tibetanཆུwater; river
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantsjuwater; liquid; bodily fluid; water, liquid, body...

via Middle Chinese 曲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese曲—

Words derived from “khúc”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsju →Every word from Tibetan ཆུ →Every word from Chinese 曲 →