Where does “niềm vui” come from?

niềm vui (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese niềm, from Middle Chinese 念.

niềm vui (Vietnamese): joy; pleasure

Definitions

  1. joy; pleasure

Ancestry of “niềm vui”, step by step

niềm vui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese niềm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseniềmfeeling; sentiment
2Middle Chinese念—

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful

Words derived from “niềm vui”

Every word from Middle Chinese 念 →Every word from Vietnamese niềm →