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
Ancestry of “gan béo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | gần | near; nearby; close; nearly; almost |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-kaːn | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 肝 | — |