Where does “gánh vác” come from?

gánh vác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gánh, from Middle Chinese 競.

gánh vác (Vietnamese): to be responsible for; to carry

Definitions

  1. to be responsible for; to carry

Ancestry of “gánh vác”, step by step

gánh vác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegánhto carry (something) on one's shoulder via a shoulder pole; to shoulder
2Middle Chinese競—

via Hungarian Vác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianVác—
Every word from Middle Chinese 競 →Every word from Vietnamese gánh →