Where does “ăn hiếp” come from?

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

ăn hiếp (Vietnamese): to bully

Definitions

  1. to bully

Ancestry of “ăn hiếp”, step by step

ăn hiếp 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 hiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehiếpto oppress; to violate; Short for hiếp dâm
2Chinese脅—
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →
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