Where does “nín nhịn” come from?

nín nhịn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nín, from French Nil, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

nín nhịn (Vietnamese): to contain oneself generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to contain oneself generally speaking

Ancestry of “nín nhịn”, step by step

nín nhịn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenínto hold back (crying, breathing, etc.); to stop
2FrenchNil
3Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
4Arabicنِيلindigo
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Vietnamese nhịn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhịnto refrain oneself from fulfilling their physical...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-Every word from Sanskrit नीलEvery word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫