Where does “quen biết” come from?

quen biết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quen, from Chinese 慣.

quen biết (Vietnamese): to be acquainted (with each other)

Definitions

  1. to be acquainted (with each other)

Ancestry of “quen biết”, step by step

quen biết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequenfamiliar
2Chinese慣—

via Vietnamese biết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiếtto know; to be aware of; to learn about; to...
Every word from Chinese 慣 →Every word from Vietnamese quen →