Where does “操心” come from?

操心 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.

操心 (Chinese): to worry; to be concerned

Definitions

  1. to worry; to be concerned

Ancestry of “操心”, step by step

操心 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese心heart, mind
2Proto-Mon-Khmersəm—

via Chinese 操

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese操to toil, to exert

Words derived from “操心”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →