Where does “bệnh tâm thần” come from?
bệnh tâm thần (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bệnh, from Middle Chinese 病.
bệnh tâm thần (Vietnamese): mental illness; psychiatric disorder
Definitions
- mental illness; psychiatric disorder
Ancestry of “bệnh tâm thần”, step by step
bệnh tâm thần traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bệnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bệnh | disease; illness; sickness; defect; malfunction;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 病 | — |
via Vietnamese tâm thần
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tâm thần | mental; mind; spirit; Short for bệnh tâm thần |