Where does “an lành” come from?

an lành (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

an lành (Vietnamese): safety and peace

Definitions

  1. safety and peace

Ancestry of “an lành”, step by step

an lành traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lạnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLạnh—
2Frenchlinlinen; flax
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →