Where does “ăn tạp” come from?

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

ăn tạp (Vietnamese): to be omnivorous

Definitions

  1. to be omnivorous

Ancestry of “ăn tạp”, step by step

ăn tạp 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 tạp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạplow quality; shoddy
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →