Where does “thăm viếng” come from?

thăm viếng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thăm, from Chinese 貪.

thăm viếng (Vietnamese): to pay a call (visit)

Definitions

  1. to pay a call (visit)

Ancestry of “thăm viếng”, step by step

thăm viếng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethămto visit; to call on; to examine; lot
2Chinese貪—

via Vietnamese viếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviếngto pay a visit of condolence (to someone)
Every word from Chinese 貪 →Every word from Vietnamese thăm →