Where does “dấn thân” come from?

dấn thân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thân, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

dấn thân (Vietnamese): to throw oneself into (something dangerous or difficult); to get into; to embark on

Definitions

  1. to throw oneself into (something dangerous or difficult); to get into; to embark on

Ancestry of “dấn thân”, step by step

dấn thân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Proto-Indo-European dan-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandan-—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Vietnamese thân →