Where does “binh nhất” come from?

binh nhất (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Bình, from Middle Chinese 平.

binh nhất (Vietnamese): a private first class

Definitions

  1. a private first class

Ancestry of “binh nhất”, step by step

binh nhất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Bình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBình—
2Middle Chinese平—

via Vietnamese nhất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhấtfirst; the most in..; at the top of one's...
2Middle Chinese一—
Every word from Middle Chinese 平 →Every word from Vietnamese Bình →