Where does “nghỉ hưu” come from?

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

nghỉ hưu (Vietnamese): to retire

Definitions

  1. to retire

Ancestry of “nghỉ hưu”, step by step

nghỉ hưu 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 hưu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehưubhava (being, to be, to become, to exist, existence)
2Middle Chinese休—
Every word from Middle Chinese 疑 →Every word from Vietnamese nghỉ →