Where does “bệnh viện” come from?

bệnh viện (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 病院, from Japanese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

bệnh viện (Vietnamese): a hospital

Definitions

  1. a hospital

Ancestry of “bệnh viện”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese病院a hospital
2Japanese病disease, illness; a bad habit
3Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...
Every word from Japanese 病む →Every word from Japanese 病 →Every word from Japanese 病院 →