Where does “thai nghén” come from?

thai nghén (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Thái, from Middle Chinese 胎.

thai nghén (Vietnamese): to be pregnant generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to be pregnant generally speaking

Ancestry of “thai nghén”, step by step

thai nghén traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Thái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTháiThai
2Middle Chinese胎—

via Vietnamese nghén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghénto be pregnant
Every word from Middle Chinese 胎 →Every word from Vietnamese Thái →
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