Where does “lời khuyên” come from?

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

lời khuyên (Vietnamese): advice

Definitions

  1. advice

Ancestry of “lời khuyên”, step by step

lời khuyên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khuyên

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

via Vietnamese lời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselờiword; utterances; words; lyrics; a verse
2Middle Chinese利—
Every word from Chinese 勸 →Every word from Vietnamese khuyên →