Where does “nhài” come from?

nhài (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 茉莉, from Sanskrit मालती — a kind of jasmine; jasmine.

nhài (Vietnamese): jasmine; paper fan pin; maid; maidservant;...

Definitions

  1. jasmine; paper fan pin; maid; maidservant;...

Ancestry of “nhài”, step by step

nhài traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 茉莉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese茉莉jasmine; perfume obtained from these plants
2Sanskritमालतीa kind of jasmine; jasmine

via Sanskrit मल्लि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमल्लिa kind of jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Words derived from “nhài”

Every word from Sanskrit मालती →Every word from Chinese 茉莉 →