Where does “yên” come from?

yên (Vietnamese) comes from English yen, from Japanese 円, from Chinese 圓 — circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round.

yên (Vietnamese): tranquil; peaceful; still and not disrupting;...

Definitions

  1. tranquil; peaceful; still and not disrupting;...

Ancestry of “yên”, step by step

yên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyenThe unit of Japanese currency since 1871,...
2Japanese円a round or circular object; a circle; roundness;...
3Chinese圓circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round

via Middle Chinese 鞍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese鞍—

Words derived from “yên”

Every word from Chinese 圓 →Every word from Japanese 円 →Every word from English yen →