Where does “ăn chiều” come from?

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

ăn chiều (Vietnamese): to have a meal or snack late in the afternoon

Definitions

  1. to have a meal or snack late in the afternoon

Ancestry of “ăn chiều”, step by step

ăn chiều 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 chiều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiềuafternoon; the direction from one point in space...
2Middle Chinese朝—
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →
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