Where does “án treo” come from?

án treo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trèo, from Proto-Vietic g-lɛːw.

án treo (Vietnamese): suspended sentence

Definitions

  1. suspended sentence

Ancestry of “án treo”, step by step

án treo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trèo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrèoto climb
2Proto-Vieticg-lɛːw—

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Proto-Vietic g-lɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese trèo →