Where does “ăn thịt” come from?
ăn thịt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.
ăn thịt (Vietnamese): to eat flesh
Definitions
- to eat flesh
Ancestry of “ăn thịt”, step by step
ăn thịt 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 thịt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thịt | human or animal flesh, especially meat, but mostly except fish and shellfish |