Where does “ghen tức” come from?

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

ghen tức (Vietnamese): to be jealous; to be envious; to be jaundiced

Definitions

  1. to be jealous; to be envious; to be jaundiced

Ancestry of “ghen tức”, step by step

ghen tức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tức

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

via Vietnamese ghen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghento be jealous of; to envy
Every word from Middle Chinese 즉 →Every word from Korean 卽 →Every word from Vietnamese tức →