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Where does “sức khoẻ” come from?

sức khoẻ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sức, from Proto-Vietic k-rək, from Old Chinese 力.

sức khoẻ (Vietnamese): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “sức khoẻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesứcstrength; power
2Proto-Vietick-rəkstrong
3Old Chinese力—
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