Where does “ngồi yên” come from?

ngồi yên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese yên, from English yen, from Japanese 円, from Chinese 圓 — circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round.

ngồi yên (Vietnamese): to sit still; to sit tight

Definitions

  1. to sit still; to sit tight

Ancestry of “ngồi yên”, step by step

ngồi yên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese yên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyêntranquil; peaceful; still and not disrupting;...
2EnglishyenThe unit of Japanese currency since 1871,...
3Japanese円a round or circular object; a circle; roundness;...
4Chinese圓circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round

via Vietnamese ngồi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengồito sit
2Proto-Vieticŋuːjto sit
3Proto-Mon-Khmerŋgujto sit down
Every word from Chinese 圓 →Every word from Japanese 円 →Every word from English yen →