Where does “lên ngôi” come from?

lên ngôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lên, from French laine, from Middle French laine, from Old French lainne, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lên ngôi (Vietnamese): to ascend to the throne

Definitions

  1. to ascend to the throne

Ancestry of “lên ngôi”, step by step

lên ngôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselênto go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain...
2Frenchlainewool
3Middle Frenchlaine—
4Old Frenchlainne—
5Latinlānawool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Vietnamese ngôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengôikingship or emperorship; championship; person
2Vietnamesengồito sit
3Proto-Vieticŋuːjto sit
4Proto-Mon-Khmerŋgujto sit down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →