Where does “thân quen” come from?

thân quen (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thân, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

thân quen (Vietnamese): familiar; known

Definitions

  1. familiar; known

Ancestry of “thân quen”, step by step

thân quen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Vietnamese quen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequenfamiliar
2Chinese慣—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Vietnamese thân →