Where does “ưa thích” come from?

ưa thích (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thích, from Chinese 釋迦, from Sanskrit शाक्य — Sakya.

ưa thích (Vietnamese): to like, to take to

Definitions

  1. to like, to take to

Ancestry of “ưa thích”, step by step

ưa thích traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thích

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethíchto like; maple
2Chinese釋迦Short for 釋迦果／释迦果
3Sanskritशाक्यSakya

via Vietnamese ưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseưato like, to be fond of
Every word from Sanskrit शाक्य →Every word from Chinese 釋迦 →Every word from Vietnamese thích →