Where does “thông minh” come from?

thông minh (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 明.

thông minh (Vietnamese): clever, intelligent, smart

Definitions

  1. clever, intelligent, smart

Ancestry of “thông minh”, step by step

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1Middle Chinese

Words derived from “thông minh

Every word from Middle Chinese
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