Where does “khung cửi” come from?

khung cửi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khủng, from Middle Chinese 孔.

khung cửi (Vietnamese): a weaving loom

Definitions

  1. a weaving loom

Ancestry of “khung cửi”, step by step

khung cửi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khủng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhủngawesomely huge
2Middle Chinese孔—

via Vietnamese cửi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecửito weave
2Chinese機mechanism; opportunity, chance
Every word from Middle Chinese 孔 →Every word from Vietnamese khủng →