Where does “kiệt sức” come from?

kiệt sức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sức, from Proto-Vietic k-rək, from Old Chinese 力.

kiệt sức (Vietnamese): exhausted, worn-out

Definitions

  1. exhausted, worn-out

Ancestry of “kiệt sức”, step by step

kiệt sức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesứcstrength; power
2Proto-Vietick-rəkstrong
3Old Chinese力—

via Vietnamese kiệt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiệtalley
Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rək →Every word from Vietnamese sức →