Where does “nhạy bén” come from?

nhạy bén (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bền, from French benne, from Latin benna, from Gaulish benna, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

nhạy bén (Vietnamese): perceptive, sensitive, sharp

Definitions

  1. perceptive, sensitive, sharp

Ancestry of “nhạy bén”, step by step

nhạy bén traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebềndurable; strong; solid; firm; long-lasting
2Frenchbennebin; barrow; dump truck
3Latinbennakind of carriage
4Gaulishbennacarriage
5Proto-Celtic*bendā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Vietnamese nhạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhạysensitive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-