Where does “ăn đong” come from?

ăn đong (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

ăn đong (Vietnamese): to live hand-to-mouth

Definitions

  1. to live hand-to-mouth

Ancestry of “ăn đong”, step by step

ăn đong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese ăn

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