Where does “ghen ăn tức ở” come from?

ghen ăn tức ở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tức, from Korean 卽, from Middle Chinese 즉.

ghen ăn tức ở (Vietnamese): to be bursting with jealousy; to be jealous; to hate on others because of jealousy

Definitions

  1. to be bursting with jealousy; to be jealous; to hate on others because of jealousy

Ancestry of “ghen ăn tức ở”, step by step

ghen ăn tức ở traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetứcfrustrating, upset; that is, i.e
2Korean卽—
3Middle Chinese즉—

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese ở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseởat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay
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