Where does “ăn bám” come from?
ăn bám (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.
ăn bám (Vietnamese): to live off (someone else); to sponge on; to live on
Definitions
- to live off (someone else); to sponge on; to live on
Ancestry of “ăn bám”, step by step
ăn bám traces back through two 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 bám
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bám | to cling to, to adhere to, to stick to |