Where does “ăn ý” come from?

ăn ý (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

ăn ý (Vietnamese): to be in agreement and harmony with each other; to act in perfect teamwork

Definitions

  1. to be in agreement and harmony with each other; to act in perfect teamwork

Ancestry of “ăn ý”, step by step

ăn ý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese Ý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseÝItalian
2Middle Chinese意—
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