Where does “ăn tối” come from?

ăn tối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tối, from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

ăn tối (Vietnamese): to have dinner; to have an evening meal

Definitions

to have dinner; to have an evening meal

Ancestry of “ăn tối”, step by step

ăn tối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tối

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	tối	dark; the duration from the late evening to the...
2	Vietnamese	tí	breast; a little bit; tiny; small
3	Middle Chinese	子	—
4	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*tsəʔ	child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese ăn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	ăn	to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2	Chinese	安	—

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →