Where does “thần kinh” come from?

thần kinh (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 神経, from Dutch zenuw, from Middle Dutch senewe, from Old Dutch senawa, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

thần kinh (Vietnamese): nerve; Synonym of tâm thần; mental or nervous

Definitions

  1. nerve; Synonym of tâm thần; mental or nervous

Ancestry of “thần kinh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese神経sensitivity
2Dutchzenuwnerve
3Middle Dutchsenewe—
4Old Dutchsenawa—
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “thần kinh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →