Where does “an nghỉ” come from?

an nghỉ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

an nghỉ (Vietnamese): to rest in the final resting place

Definitions

  1. to rest in the final resting place

Ancestry of “an nghỉ”, step by step

an nghỉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

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

via Vietnamese nghỉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghỉto take a break; to get to temporarily leave...
2Middle Chinese
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