Where does “kinh khủng khiếp” come from?

kinh khủng khiếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khủng khiếp, from Chinese 怯.

kinh khủng khiếp (Vietnamese): terribly; extremely; very

Definitions

  1. terribly; extremely; very

Ancestry of “kinh khủng khiếp”, step by step

kinh khủng khiếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khủng khiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhủng khiếpto be terrible; to be dreadful
2Chinese怯—

via Vietnamese kinh khủng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekinh khủnghorrible; terrible; awful; horribly; terribly;...
Every word from Chinese 怯 →Every word from Vietnamese khủng khiếp →