Where does “gánh nặng” come from?

gánh nặng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nặng, from Proto-Vietic ɗaŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)aŋ — dry season.

gánh nặng (Vietnamese): burden; responsibility

Definitions

  1. burden; responsibility

Ancestry of “gánh nặng”, step by step

gánh nặng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nặng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenặngheavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...
2Proto-Vieticɗaŋʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)aŋdry season

via Vietnamese gánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegánhto carry (something) on one's shoulder via a shoulder pole; to shoulder
2Middle Chinese競—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nặng →