Where does “nhà ăn” come from?

nhà ăn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

nhà ăn (Vietnamese): dining hall; dining room; canteen

Definitions

  1. dining hall; dining room; canteen

Ancestry of “nhà ăn”, step by step

nhà ăn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →