Where does “bực mình” come from?
bực mình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mình, from Middle Vietnamese mềnh.
bực mình (Vietnamese): cross, angry, annoyed
Definitions
- cross, angry, annoyed
Ancestry of “bực mình”, step by step
bực mình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mình
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mình | a torso; a body; I/me, someone of roughly your... |
| 2 | Middle Vietnamese | mềnh | — |
via Vietnamese bực
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bực | to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret; to be fretful |