Where does “bền gan” come from?

bền gan (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 gan (Vietnamese): tenacious

Definitions

  1. tenacious

Ancestry of “bền gan”, step by step

bền gan 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 gần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegầnnear; nearby; close; nearly; almost
2Proto-Vietict-kaːn
3Old Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-