Where does “đền thờ” come from?

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

đền thờ (Vietnamese): a temple

Definitions

  1. a temple

Ancestry of “đền thờ”, step by step

đền thờ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đền

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

via Vietnamese thờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethờto worship
2Middle Chinese事—
Every word from Middle Chinese 填 →Every word from Vietnamese đền →