Where does “ăn chia” come from?

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

ăn chia (Vietnamese): to share the profit with others

Definitions

  1. to share the profit with others

Ancestry of “ăn chia”, step by step

ăn chia 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 chìa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesechìaShort for chìa khoá; to extend; to hold out
2Chinese匙spoon
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →
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