Where does “nghỉ hè” come from?

nghỉ hè (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nghỉ, from Middle Chinese 疑.

nghỉ hè (Vietnamese): summer holiday; summer break

Definitions

  1. summer holiday; summer break

Ancestry of “nghỉ hè”, step by step

nghỉ hè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese疑—

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest
Every word from Middle Chinese 疑 →Every word from Vietnamese nghỉ →