Where does “thanh sắc” come from?

thanh sắc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thành, from Chinese 青, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ — to live.

thanh sắc (Vietnamese): the “high rising” tone, one of the six tones in...

Definitions

  1. the “high rising” tone, one of the six tones in...

Ancestry of “thanh sắc”, step by step

thanh sắc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethànhinto; to achieve one's goal, to become, to turn...
2Chinese青—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sreŋto live

via Vietnamese sắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesắcsharp; color
2Middle Chinese色—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ →