Where does “tủi hờn” come from?

tủi hờn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese túi, from Proto-Vietic suːlʔ.

tủi hờn (Vietnamese): to be vexed; to feel resentful (due to one's situation)

Definitions

  1. to be vexed; to feel resentful (due to one's situation)

Ancestry of “tủi hờn”, step by step

tủi hờn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese túi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetúibag; pocket; pouch
2Proto-Vieticsuːlʔ

via Vietnamese hờn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehờnto be sulky; to be in a sulk
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Vietic suːlʔEvery word from Vietnamese túi