Where does “bền” come from?

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

bền (Vietnamese): durable; strong; solid; firm; long-lasting

Definitions

  1. durable; strong; solid; firm; long-lasting

Ancestry of “bền”, step by step

bền traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French benne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbennebin; barrow; dump truck
2Latinbennakind of carriage
3Gaulishbennacarriage
4Proto-Celtic*bendā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese

via Middle Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese

Words derived from “bền

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic *bendāEvery word from Gaulish benna
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