Where does “gồng gánh” come from?

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

gồng gánh (Vietnamese): to carry (something) on a shoulder pole generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to carry (something) on a shoulder pole generally speaking

Ancestry of “gồng gánh”, step by step

gồng gánh 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 Proto-Indo-European gong-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangong-a lump, rounded object; lump
Every word from Middle Chinese 競 →Every word from Vietnamese gánh →