Where does “ẩn náu” come from?

ẩn náu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

ẩn náu (Vietnamese): to lurk; to hide

Definitions

  1. to lurk; to hide

Ancestry of “ẩn náu”, step by step

ẩn náu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese náu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenáuto hide oneself away
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →