Where does “ăn tiền” come from?

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

ăn tiền (Vietnamese): to take bribes

Definitions

  1. to take bribes

Ancestry of “ăn tiền”, step by step

ăn tiền 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 tiền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiềnmoney; pre-
2Chinese錢—
Every word from Chinese 安 →