Where does “ăn” come from?

ăn (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 安.

ăn (Vietnamese): to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...

Definitions

  1. to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...

Ancestry of “ăn”, step by step

ăn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 安

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1Chinese安—

via Chinese 按

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1Chinese按—

via Proto-Vietic ʔan

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1Proto-Vieticʔan—

Words derived from “ăn”

Every word from Chinese 安 →