Where does “khung tranh” come from?

khung tranh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

khung tranh (Vietnamese): picture frame

Definitions

  1. picture frame

Ancestry of “khung tranh”, step by step

khung tranh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese khủng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhủngawesomely huge
2Middle Chinese孔—
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →