Where does “khiếp đảm” come from?

khiếp đảm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đảm, from Middle Chinese 擔.

khiếp đảm (Vietnamese): to be horrified to death; to be frightened

Definitions

  1. to be horrified to death; to be frightened

Ancestry of “khiếp đảm”, step by step

khiếp đảm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đảm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđảmcapable, resourceful
2Middle Chinese擔—

via Vietnamese khiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhiếpto be seized by fear; to be frightened
2Middle Chinese怯—
Every word from Middle Chinese 擔 →