Where does “ăn nhờ ở đậu” come from?

ăn nhờ ở đậu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đậu, from Vietnamese đậu phụ, from Chinese 豆腐 — tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical...

Ancestry of “ăn nhờ ở đậu”, step by step

ăn nhờ ở đậu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đậu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđậubean; nut; to park
2Vietnameseđậu phụtofu
3Chinese豆腐tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical...

via Vietnamese ăn

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

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay
Every word from Chinese 豆腐