Where does “khơi gợi” come from?

khơi gợi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khơi, from Middle Chinese 開.

khơi gợi (Vietnamese): to draw forth, to awaken something that lay dormant, to tap some potential

Definitions

  1. to draw forth, to awaken something that lay dormant, to tap some potential

Ancestry of “khơi gợi”, step by step

khơi gợi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhơipart of the sea away from the shores; the main...
2Middle Chinese開—

via Vietnamese gợi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegợito arouse; to awake
Every word from Middle Chinese 開 →Every word from Vietnamese khơi →