Where does “tin yêu” come from?

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

tin yêu (Vietnamese): to trust and love

Definitions

  1. to trust and love

Ancestry of “tin yêu”, step by step

tin yêu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíntrust; honesty
2Chinese信—

via Vietnamese yêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyêuto love romantically; to love non-romantically
Every word from Chinese 信 →Every word from Vietnamese tín →