Where does “chia buồn” come from?

chia buồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese buồn, from Middle Chinese 煩.

chia buồn (Vietnamese): to offer condolences to someone

Definitions

  1. to offer condolences to someone

Ancestry of “chia buồn”, step by step

chia buồn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese buồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebuồnsad; to have a strong need to do something; to...
2Middle Chinese煩—

via Vietnamese chìa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesechìaShort for chìa khoá; to extend; to hold out
2Chinese匙spoon
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