Where does “đón tiếp” come from?

đón tiếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tiếp, from Middle Chinese 接.

đón tiếp (Vietnamese): to receive (guests, etc.); to greet

Definitions

  1. to receive (guests, etc.); to greet

Ancestry of “đón tiếp”, step by step

đón tiếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếpto be contiguous to; to be adjacent to; to join;...
2Middle Chinese接—

via Vietnamese đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw
Every word from Middle Chinese 接 →Every word from Vietnamese tiếp →
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