Where does “khuyên nhủ” come from?

khuyên nhủ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khuyên, from Chinese 勸.

khuyên nhủ (Vietnamese): to softly rebuke, to lovingly advise

Definitions

  1. to softly rebuke, to lovingly advise

Ancestry of “khuyên nhủ”, step by step

khuyên nhủ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khuyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhuyênto advise; to recommend; to admonish
2Chinese勸—

via Welsh nhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshnhuNasal mutation of tu
2Middle Chinese餌—
Every word from Chinese 勸 →Every word from Vietnamese khuyên →