Where does “cùng chung” come from?

cùng chung (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúng, from Chinese 症, from Chinese 證.

cùng chung (Vietnamese): to share something in common

Definitions

  1. to share something in common

Ancestry of “cùng chung”, step by step

cùng chung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúng"pluralizing particle for pronouns"; they; them;...
2Chinese症—
3Chinese證—

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—
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