Where does “thường hay” come from?
thường hay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thường, from Chinese 常.
thường hay (Vietnamese): often; usually
Definitions
- often; usually
Ancestry of “thường hay”, step by step
thường hay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thường
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thường | frequent; usual; ordinary; common; average;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 常 | — |
via Vietnamese hay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hay | to know; to get to know; to learn; to have a... |