Where does “viện dưỡng lão” come from?
viện dưỡng lão (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese viện, from Middle Chinese 院.
viện dưỡng lão (Vietnamese): nursing home
Definitions
- nursing home
Ancestry of “viện dưỡng lão”, step by step
viện dưỡng lão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese viện
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | viện | institute; court chamber; Short for bệnh viện |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 院 | — |
via Vietnamese dưỡng lão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dưỡng lão | to support and take care of the elderly |