Where does “vẹn” come from?
vẹn (Vietnamese) comes from French veine, from Middle French vene, from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
vẹn (Vietnamese): to keep (one's promise); to be true to
Definitions
- to keep (one's promise); to be true to
Ancestry of “vẹn”, step by step
vẹn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French veine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | veine | vein; vein, seam; luck |
| 2 | Middle French | vene | vein |
| 3 | Old French | veine | vein |
| 4 | Latin | venia | indulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Chinese 完
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 完 | — |
via Middle Chinese 邊
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 邊 | — |