Where does “thân não” come from?

thân não (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese não, from Chinese 腦, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k — brain.

thân não (Vietnamese): brain stem

Definitions

  1. brain stem

Ancestry of “thân não”, step by step

thân não traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenãobrain, cerebrum
2Chinese腦—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k →