Where does “ăn liền” come from?

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

ăn liền (Vietnamese): instant; precooked or prepared for immediate consumption with minimal preparation

Definitions

  1. instant; precooked or prepared for immediate consumption with minimal preparation

Ancestry of “ăn liền”, step by step

ăn liền traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese liền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseliềncontinuous; successive; continuously;...
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