Where does “nảy sinh” come from?

nảy sinh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese này, from Proto-Vietic -niː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ.

nảy sinh (Vietnamese): to develop; to arise; to emerge

Definitions

  1. to develop; to arise; to emerge

Ancestry of “nảy sinh”, step by step

nảy sinh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese này

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenàythis; here
2Proto-Vietic-niː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerniʔ—

via Vietnamese sinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesinhto produce, yield; to give birth
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic -niː →Every word from Vietnamese này →