Where does “lành nghề” come from?

lành nghề (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lành nghề (Vietnamese): competent and knowledgeable in one's profession or line of work

Definitions

  1. competent and knowledgeable in one's profession or line of work

Ancestry of “lành nghề”, step by step

lành nghề traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lạnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLạnh—
2Frenchlinlinen; flax
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Vietnamese nghề

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghềtrade; profession
2Chinese狻猊lion; mythological creature which is said to be a...
3Chinese龍生九子{{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →