Where does “sức vóc” come from?

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

sức vóc (Vietnamese): physical strength, as manifested through one's physical frame and stature

Definitions

  1. physical strength, as manifested through one's physical frame and stature

Ancestry of “sức vóc”, step by step

sức vóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sức

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

via Vietnamese vóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevócheight; stature
Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rək →Every word from Vietnamese sức →