Where does “khuôn khổ” come from?

khuôn khổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

khuôn khổ (Vietnamese): shape and size

Definitions

  1. shape and size

Ancestry of “khuôn khổ”, step by step

khuôn khổ 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 khuôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhuônshape, pattern, mold
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →