Where does “đổi ý” come from?

đổi ý (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Ý, from Middle Chinese 意.

đổi ý (Vietnamese): to change one's mind

Definitions

  1. to change one's mind

Ancestry of “đổi ý”, step by step

đổi ý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Ý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseÝItalian
2Middle Chinese意—

via Vietnamese đổi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđổito change; to exchange; to barter
Every word from Middle Chinese 意 →