Where does “nhà phê bình” come from?

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

nhà phê bình (Vietnamese): critic, reviewer

Definitions

  1. critic, reviewer

Ancestry of “nhà phê bình”, step by step

nhà phê bình 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 phê bình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephê bìnhto criticize
2Chinese批評to criticize; to critique; to blame; to reproach;...
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →