Where does “nghỉ phép” come from?

nghỉ phép (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phép, from Middle Chinese 法.

nghỉ phép (Vietnamese): to be on leave; to take leave

Definitions

  1. to be on leave; to take leave

Ancestry of “nghỉ phép”, step by step

nghỉ phép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephépcustom; permission; authorization; a methodology
2Middle Chinese法—

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese疑—
Every word from Middle Chinese 法 →Every word from Vietnamese phép →
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