Where does “chế độ ăn kiêng” come from?

chế độ ăn kiêng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

chế độ ăn kiêng (Vietnamese): diet system (a controlled regimen of food and drink)

Definitions

  1. diet system (a controlled regimen of food and drink)

Ancestry of “chế độ ăn kiêng”, step by step

chế độ ăn kiêng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

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

via Vietnamese kiêng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiêngto avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)
2Chineserespectful

via Vietnamese chế độ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechế độregime, system; system; regulations
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