Where does “nhẫn nhịn” come from?

nhẫn nhịn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhẫn, from Middle Vietnamese nhển.

nhẫn nhịn (Vietnamese): to forbear; to put up with; to contain oneself

Definitions

  1. to forbear; to put up with; to contain oneself

Ancestry of “nhẫn nhịn”, step by step

nhẫn nhịn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhẫn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhẫnring
2Middle Vietnamesenhển—

via Vietnamese nhịn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhịnto refrain oneself from fulfilling their physical...
Every word from Middle Vietnamese nhển →Every word from Vietnamese nhẫn →