Where does “bén mùi” come from?

bén mùi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bền, from French benne, from Latin benna, from Gaulish benna, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bén mùi (Vietnamese): to grow accustomed to

Definitions

  1. to grow accustomed to

Ancestry of “bén mùi”, step by step

bén mùi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebềndurable; strong; solid; firm; long-lasting
2Frenchbennebin; barrow; dump truck
3Latinbennakind of carriage
4Gaulishbennacarriage
5Proto-Celtic*bendā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Vietnamese mũi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemũinose; tip; cape
2Proto-Vieticmuːsnose
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuhnose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →