Where does “lành mạnh” come from?
lành mạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
lành mạnh (Vietnamese): that has a positive effect/impact on yourself or other people; good, positive, wholesome, productive, etc
Definitions
- that has a positive effect/impact on yourself or other people; good, positive, wholesome, productive, etc
Ancestry of “lành mạnh”, step by step
lành mạnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Lạnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Lạnh | — |
| 2 | French | lin | linen; flax |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Vietnamese Mạnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Mạnh | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | 孟 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |