Where does “ganh đua” come from?

ganh đua (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gánh, from Middle Chinese 競.

ganh đua (Vietnamese): to rival; to compete

Definitions

  1. to rival; to compete

Ancestry of “ganh đua”, step by step

ganh đua 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 Vietnamese đua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuato compete; to vie
Every word from Middle Chinese 競 →Every word from Vietnamese gánh →