Where does “bền chí” come from?

bền chí (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.

bền chí (Vietnamese): perseverant; persistent; determined patiently

Definitions

  1. perseverant; persistent; determined patiently

Ancestry of “bền chí”, step by step

bền chí 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 chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →