Where does “kho báu” come from?

kho báu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

kho báu (Vietnamese): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “kho báu”, step by step

kho báu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—

via Vietnamese báu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebáuprecious
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →
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