Where does “than trách” come from?

than trách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thân, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

than trách (Vietnamese): to complain

Definitions

  1. to complain

Ancestry of “than trách”, step by step

than trách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Vietnamese trách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráchto reproach; to blame; to reprove
2Chinese責—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Vietnamese thân →