Where does “nghỉ việc” come from?
nghỉ việc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nghỉ, from Middle Chinese 疑.
nghỉ việc (Vietnamese): to be off work; to be absent from work
Definitions
- to be off work; to be absent from work
Ancestry of “nghỉ việc”, step by step
nghỉ việc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nghỉ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nghỉ | to take a break; to get to temporarily leave... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 疑 | — |
via Vietnamese việc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | việc | job, work, business; thing, matter, affair |