Where does “linh hồn mồ côi” come from?

linh hồn mồ côi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese linh hồn, from Middle Chinese 靈.

linh hồn mồ côi (Vietnamese): forgotten soul; one who has no one left to intercede for them

Definitions

  1. forgotten soul; one who has no one left to intercede for them

Ancestry of “linh hồn mồ côi”, step by step

linh hồn mồ côi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese linh hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselinh hồnsoul, spirit
2Middle Chinese靈—

via Vietnamese mồ côi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemồ côiorphaned; unparented; parentless
Every word from Middle Chinese 靈 →Every word from Vietnamese linh hồn →