Where does “thờ cúng” come from?

thờ cúng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cùng, from Middle Chinese 宮.

thờ cúng (Vietnamese): to worship

Definitions

  1. to worship

Ancestry of “thờ cúng”, step by step

thờ cúng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—

via Vietnamese thờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethờto worship
2Middle Chinese事—
Every word from Middle Chinese 宮 →Every word from Vietnamese cùng →