Where does “khen thưởng” come from?

khen thưởng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thưởng — to award.

khen thưởng (Vietnamese): to commend and reward (someone for their achievements)

Definitions

  1. to commend and reward (someone for their achievements)

Ancestry of “khen thưởng”, step by step

khen thưởng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thưởng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethưởngto award

via Vietnamese khen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhento praise, to compliment, to commend
Every word from Vietnamese thưởng