Where does “khúc mắc” come from?
khúc mắc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khúc, from Chinese 曲, from Tibetan ཆུ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsju — water; liquid; bodily fluid; water, liquid, body...
khúc mắc (Vietnamese): hitch; difficulty; problem
Definitions
- hitch; difficulty; problem
Ancestry of “khúc mắc”, step by step
khúc mắc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese khúc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khúc | piece, section, chunk |
| 2 | Chinese | 曲 | — |
| 3 | Tibetan | ཆུ | water; river |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | tsju | water; liquid; bodily fluid; water, liquid, body... |
via Vietnamese mắc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mắc | to hang; to hook |