Where does “khinh” come from?

khinh (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 氫, from Chinese Mandarin 氣, from Middle Chinese 氣 — spirit; breath.

khinh (Vietnamese): to scorn

Definitions

  1. to scorn

Ancestry of “khinh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese氫—
2Chinese Mandarin氣—
3Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

Words derived from “khinh”

Every word from Middle Chinese 氣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 氣 →Every word from Chinese 氫 →