Where does “yên vui” come from?
yên vui (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese yên, from English yen, from Japanese 円, from Chinese 圓 — circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round.
yên vui (Vietnamese): peaceful and happy
Ancestry of “yên vui”, step by step
yên vui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese yên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | yên | tranquil; peaceful; still and not disrupting;... |
| 2 | English | yen | The unit of Japanese currency since 1871,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 円 | a round or circular object; a circle; roundness;... |
| 4 | Chinese | 圓 | circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round |
via Vietnamese vui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vui | merry; joyful; gay |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-puːj | joyful |