Where does “quán ăn” come from?

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

quán ăn (Vietnamese): restaurant, eatery

Definitions

  1. restaurant, eatery

Ancestry of “quán ăn”, step by step

quán 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 quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →