Where does “thường hay” come from?

thường hay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thường, from Chinese 常.

thường hay (Vietnamese): often; usually

Definitions

  1. often; usually

Ancestry of “thường hay”, step by step

thường hay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethườngfrequent; usual; ordinary; common; average;...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese hay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehayto know; to get to know; to learn; to have a...
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