Where does “ăn đòn” come from?

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

ăn đòn (Vietnamese): to receive strokes; to get a thrashing; to get spanked

Definitions

  1. to receive strokes; to get a thrashing; to get spanked

Ancestry of “ăn đòn”, step by step

ăn đòn 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 đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →
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