Where does “ghen tị” come from?
ghen tị (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.
ghen tị (Vietnamese): to envy
Definitions
- to envy
Ancestry of “ghen tị”, step by step
ghen tị traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tí | breast; a little bit; tiny; small |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 子 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsəʔ | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece |
via Vietnamese ghen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ghen | to be jealous of; to envy |