Where does “ăn cắp” come from?

ăn cắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cắp, from Proto-Tai kapᴰ — with; and.

ăn cắp (Vietnamese): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “ăn cắp”, step by step

ăn cắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecắpto filch, to steal; to claw, to grip
2Proto-Taikapᴰwith; and

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Proto-Tai kapᴰ →Every word from Vietnamese cắp →