Where does “hờn giận” come from?

hờn giận (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giận, from Proto-Vietic ɟənʔ — to get angry.

hờn giận (Vietnamese): to resent

Definitions

  1. to resent

Ancestry of “hờn giận”, step by step

hờn giận traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiậnto be angry; angry
2Proto-Vieticɟənʔto get angry

via Vietnamese hờn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehờnto be sulky; to be in a sulk
2Middle Chinese恨—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɟənʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giận →