Where does “đua tranh” come from?

đua tranh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

đua tranh (Vietnamese): to compete (fiercely); to contend (with)

Definitions

  1. to compete (fiercely); to contend (with)

Ancestry of “đua tranh”, step by step

đua tranh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese đua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuato compete; to vie
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →