Where does “ăn mòn” come from?
ăn mòn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.
ăn mòn (Vietnamese): to corrode (to destroy or damage a material slowly by chemical action)
Definitions
- to corrode (to destroy or damage a material slowly by chemical action)
Ancestry of “ăn mòn”, step by step
ăn mòn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ăn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ăn | to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 安 | — |
via Vietnamese mòn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mòn | to wear (as in to subject to wear), to wear out |