Where does “trí khôn” come from?

trí khôn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trí, from Chinese 智 — wisdom.

trí khôn (Vietnamese): intelligence; intellect; wisdom

Definitions

  1. intelligence; intellect; wisdom

Ancestry of “trí khôn”, step by step

trí khôn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrímind; clever
2Chinese智wisdom

via Vietnamese khôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhônwise, smart; sapient; unable to; not having;...
Every word from Chinese 智 →Every word from Vietnamese trí →