Where does “nhà nghỉ” come from?

nhà nghỉ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

nhà nghỉ (Vietnamese): guesthouse; guest cottage; hostel

Definitions

  1. guesthouse; guest cottage; hostel

Ancestry of “nhà nghỉ”, step by step

nhà nghỉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese疑—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →