Where does “tham ăn” come from?

tham ăn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thăm, from Chinese 貪.

tham ăn (Vietnamese): gluttonous

Definitions

  1. gluttonous

Ancestry of “tham ăn”, step by step

tham ăn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thăm

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

via Vietnamese ăn

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