Where does “giật gân” come from?
giật gân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gần, from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn, from Old Chinese 肝.
giật gân (Vietnamese): exciting; thrilling; sensational
Definitions
- exciting; thrilling; sensational
Ancestry of “giật gân”, step by step
giật gân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese gần
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gần | near; nearby; close; nearly; almost |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-kaːn | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 肝 | — |
via Vietnamese giật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giật | to pull forcibly; to snatch; to abruptly move... |