Where does “gan béo” come from?

gan béo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gần, from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn, from Old Chinese 肝.

gan béo (Vietnamese): foie gras

Definitions

  1. foie gras

Ancestry of “gan béo”, step by step

gan béo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegầnnear; nearby; close; nearly; almost
2Proto-Vietict-kaːn—
3Old Chinese肝—

via Vietnamese béo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebéofat; fatty; to pinch
2Proto-Vieticpɛːwleopard, panther
Every word from Old Chinese 肝 →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn →Every word from Vietnamese gần →
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