Where does “nguyên vẹn” come from?
nguyên vẹn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vẹn, from French veine, from Middle French vene, from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
nguyên vẹn (Vietnamese): intact; whole; undamaged
Ancestry of “nguyên vẹn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | vẹn | to keep ; to be true to; to be complete; to be... |
| 2 | French | veine | vein; vein, seam; luck |
| 3 | Middle French | vene | vein |
| 4 | Old French | veine | vein |
| 5 | Latin | venia | indulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |