Where does “kim loại” come from?

kim loại (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 類, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rus — bone.

kim loại (Vietnamese): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “kim loại”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese類—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanrusbone

Words derived from “kim loại”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rus →Every word from Chinese 類 →
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