Where does “ăn uống” come from?

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

ăn uống (Vietnamese): to consume foods and drinks generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to consume foods and drinks generally speaking

Ancestry of “ăn uống”, step by step

ăn uống 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 uống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseuốngto drink
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋʔ—
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →