Where does “ăn ảnh” come from?

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

ăn ảnh (Vietnamese): photogenic

Definitions

  1. photogenic

Ancestry of “ăn ảnh”, step by step

ăn ảnh 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 ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →