Where does “nguyên lí” come from?

nguyên lí (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 原理, from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

nguyên lí (Vietnamese): principle, practical reformulation of some...

Definitions

  1. principle, practical reformulation of some...

Ancestry of “nguyên lí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原理A fundamental truth that bases on; An eternal law...
2Japanesemeadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
3Old Japanese
4Italian-para
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