Where does “tin nhắn” come from?

tin nhắn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tín, from Chinese 信.

tin nhắn (Vietnamese): message

Definitions

  1. message

Ancestry of “tin nhắn”, step by step

tin nhắn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíntrust; honesty
2Chinese信—

via Vietnamese nhắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhắnto send word; to leave a message
Every word from Chinese 信 →Every word from Vietnamese tín →