Where does “thầm kín” come from?

thầm kín (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thăm, from Chinese 貪.

thầm kín (Vietnamese): secret and personal

Definitions

  1. secret and personal

Ancestry of “thầm kín”, step by step

thầm kín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thăm

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

via Vietnamese kín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekínclosed; covered; sealed; enclosed; secret;...
Every word from Chinese 貪 →Every word from Vietnamese thăm →