Where does “hăng say” come from?

hăng say (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàng, from Proto-Vietic haːŋ — cave.

hăng say (Vietnamese): eager and enthusiastic; passionate

Definitions

  1. eager and enthusiastic; passionate

Ancestry of “hăng say”, step by step

hăng say traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave

via Vietnamese sậy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesậyreed
2Proto-Vieticp-riːbe drunk
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese hàng →