Where does “phát quang” come from?
phát quang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quàng, from Chinese 廣.
phát quang (Vietnamese): luminescence
Definitions
- luminescence
Ancestry of “phát quang”, step by step
phát quang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese quàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | quàng | nonsensical, absurd; indiscriminate; to put on,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 廣 | — |
via Vietnamese phát
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phát | to distribute, to dispense, to issue, to deliver;... |