Where does “nản chí” come from?

nản chí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

nản chí (Vietnamese): to become despondent; to be discouraged; to be disheartened

Definitions

  1. to become despondent; to be discouraged; to be disheartened

Ancestry of “nản chí”, step by step

nản chí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese nạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenạnaccident, danger, calamity, disaster,...
2Chinese難bad, unpleasant
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanna-n/till, pain, difficult, evil spirit; sick; ill;...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →