Where does “hàn gắn” come from?

hàn gắn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gần, from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn, from Old Chinese 肝.

hàn gắn (Vietnamese): to heal; to mend; to repair generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to heal; to mend; to repair generally speaking

Ancestry of “hàn gắn”, step by step

hàn gắn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegầnnear; nearby; close; nearly; almost
2Proto-Vietict-kaːn—
3Old Chinese肝—

via Vietnamese hạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạndrought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky
2Chinese恨—
Every word from Old Chinese 肝 →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-kaːn →Every word from Vietnamese gần →