Where does “chia vui” come from?

chia vui (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese niềm vui, from Vietnamese niềm, from Middle Chinese 念.

chia vui (Vietnamese): to share in a happy occasion; to celebrate together

Definitions

  1. to share in a happy occasion; to celebrate together

Ancestry of “chia vui”, step by step

chia vui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese niềm vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseniềm vuijoy; pleasure
2Vietnameseniềmfeeling; sentiment
3Middle Chinese念—

via Vietnamese chia sẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechia sẻto share
2Vietnamesesẻsparrow; to divide, to share
3Proto-Vietick-rɛhsparrow
Every word from Middle Chinese 念 →