Where does “khinh nhờn” come from?

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

khinh nhờn (Vietnamese): disrespectful

Definitions

  1. disrespectful

Ancestry of “khinh nhờn”, step by step

khinh nhờn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhinhto scorn
2Chinese氫—
3Chinese Mandarin氣—
4Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

via Vietnamese nhờn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhờngreasy; oily
Every word from Middle Chinese 氣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 氣 →Every word from Chinese 氫 →