Where does “hẳn nhiên” come from?

hẳn nhiên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hạn, from Chinese 恨.

hẳn nhiên (Vietnamese): certainly; surely; of course

Definitions

  1. certainly; surely; of course

Ancestry of “hẳn nhiên”, step by step

hẳn nhiên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạndrought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky
2Chinese恨—

via Vietnamese nhiên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhiên—
Every word from Chinese 恨 →Every word from Vietnamese hạn →