Where does “ăn hàng” come from?

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

ăn hàng (Vietnamese): to eat between meals; to snack (when outside)

Definitions

  1. to eat between meals; to snack (when outside)

Ancestry of “ăn hàng”, step by step

ăn hàng 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 hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →