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

Definitions

  1. intact; whole; undamaged

Ancestry of “nguyên vẹn”, step by step

nguyên vẹn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vẹn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevẹnto keep (one's promise); to be true to
2Frenchveinevein; vein, seam; luck
3Middle Frenchvenevein
4Old Frenchveinevein
5Latinveniaindulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Vietnamese Nguyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNguyênYuan, a Mongolian dynasty
2Chinese Mandarin
3Chinese Mandarin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂Every word from Latin venia