Where does “ghi nhận” come from?

ghi nhận (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ghì, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

ghi nhận (Vietnamese): to record; to acknowledge

Definitions

  1. to record; to acknowledge

Ancestry of “ghi nhận”, step by step

ghi nhận traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ghì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghìto hold tightly, to tightly embrace
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Vietnamese nhận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhậnto receive; to get; to obtain; to recognise; to...
2Chinese認—
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →