Where does “ăn mặn” come from?

ăn mặn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặn, from Proto-Vietic mən, from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

ăn mặn (Vietnamese): to eat salty/savory food, especially in a multi-course meal, usually as opposed to ăn ngọt/tráng miệng

Definitions

  1. to eat salty/savory food, especially in a multi-course meal, usually as opposed to ăn ngọt/tráng miệng

Ancestry of “ăn mặn”, step by step

ăn mặn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặnsalted; salty; having meat or fish; not...
2Proto-Vieticmən—
3Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
4Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am

via Vietnamese ăn

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

Words derived from “ăn mặn”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ →Every word from Proto-Turkic beŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic mən →