Where does “ham chuộng” come from?

ham chuộng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàm, from Middle Chinese 銜.

ham chuộng (Vietnamese): to like (esp. over other things), to prefer

Definitions

  1. to like (esp. over other things), to prefer

Ancestry of “ham chuộng”, step by step

ham chuộng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehàmjaw; Clipping of hàm số
2Middle Chinese銜—

via Vietnamese chuộng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuộngto prefer, to like
Every word from Middle Chinese 銜 →Every word from Vietnamese hàm →