Where does “khung cảnh” come from?

khung cảnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

khung cảnh (Vietnamese): framework; setting; context

Definitions

  1. framework; setting; context

Ancestry of “khung cảnh”, step by step

khung cảnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Vietnamese khủng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhủngawesomely huge
2Middle Chinese孔—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ →
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