Where does “giờ Dần” come from?

giờ Dần (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giờ, from Middle Chinese 時.

giờ Dần (Vietnamese): a period of time, from 3 AM to 5 AM

Definitions

  1. a period of time, from 3 AM to 5 AM

Ancestry of “giờ Dần”, step by step

giờ Dần traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiờunit for specifying a point in time in terms of...
2Middle Chinese時—

via Vietnamese dần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedầnto tenderize (oftentimes meat) by constant pounding
Every word from Middle Chinese 時 →Every word from Vietnamese giờ →