Where does “thoáng khí” come from?

thoáng khí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khí, from Proto-Vietic kʰih.

thoáng khí (Vietnamese): cool and clear

Definitions

  1. cool and clear

Ancestry of “thoáng khí”, step by step

thoáng khí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesekhíClipping of không khí; gas; chi
2Proto-Vietickʰih—

via Vietnamese thoáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethoánga short time
Every word from Proto-Vietic kʰih →Every word from Vietnamese khí →