Where does “ăn Tết” come from?
ăn Tết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.
ăn Tết (Vietnamese): to celebrate the New Year
Definitions
- to celebrate the New Year
Ancestry of “ăn Tết”, step by step
ăn Tết traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ăn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ăn | to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 安 | — |
via Vietnamese tết
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tết | to plait; to twist; Alternative letter-case form... |
via Vietnamese [[ăn]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | [[ăn]] | — |