Where does “bênh vực” come from?
bênh vực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vực — abyss; canyon; gorge; domain.
bênh vực (Vietnamese): to defend; to protect; to uphold
Definitions
- to defend; to protect; to uphold
Ancestry of “bênh vực”, step by step
bênh vực traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vực
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vực | abyss; canyon; gorge; domain |
via Vietnamese bênh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bênh | to prize up; to lever up |