Where does “bên nguyên” come from?

bên nguyên (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.

bên nguyên (Vietnamese): plaintiff; prosecutor

Definitions

  1. plaintiff; prosecutor

Ancestry of “bên nguyên”, step by step

bên nguyên 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 Nguyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNguyênYuan, a Mongolian dynasty
2Chinese Mandarin元—
3Chinese Mandarin圓—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *bendā →Every word from Gaulish benna →
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