Where does “ngấu nghiến” come from?

ngấu nghiến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nghiến, from Chinese 研.

ngấu nghiến (Vietnamese): to chow down on; to devour

Definitions

  1. to chow down on; to devour

Ancestry of “ngấu nghiến”, step by step

ngấu nghiến traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nghiến

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghiếnto grind, clench or grit (one's teeth)
2Chinese研—

via Vietnamese ngấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengấu—
Every word from Chinese 研 →Every word from Vietnamese nghiến →