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Where does “thức ăn” come from?

thức ăn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thức, from Chinese 式.

thức ăn (Vietnamese): food; non-rice and non-vegetable-soup food

Definitions

  1. food; non-rice and non-vegetable-soup food

Ancestry of “thức ăn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứcfood, especially a delicacy or treat; grammatical...
2Chinese式—
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