Where does “ngon ăn” come from?

ngon ăn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

ngon ăn (Vietnamese): easy; unchallenging

Definitions

  1. easy; unchallenging

Ancestry of “ngon ăn”, step by step

ngon ăn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese ngón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóna digit
2Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →