Where does “đền đáp” come from?

đền đáp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đền, from Middle Chinese 填.

đền đáp (Vietnamese): to pay back an act of kindness; to return the favor; to repay a kindness with gratitude

Definitions

  1. to pay back an act of kindness; to return the favor; to repay a kindness with gratitude

Ancestry of “đền đáp”, step by step

đền đáp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđềntemple; to compensate; to make up
2Middle Chinese填—

via Vietnamese đáp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđápto reply or respond
2Middle Chinese答—
Every word from Middle Chinese 填 →Every word from Vietnamese đền →