Where does “nho khô” come from?

nho khô (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

nho khô (Vietnamese): raisin

Definitions

  1. raisin

Ancestry of “nho khô”, step by step

nho khô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →