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

thức ăn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thức

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

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Chinese 式 →Every word from Vietnamese thức →