Where does “ganh tị” come from?

ganh tị (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

ganh tị (Vietnamese): to envy; to be jealous (of)

Definitions

  1. to envy; to be jealous (of)

Ancestry of “ganh tị”, step by step

ganh tị traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
2Middle Chinese子—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese gánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegánhto carry (something) on one's shoulder via a shoulder pole; to shoulder
2Middle Chinese競—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →