Where does “tranh giành” come from?
tranh giành (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.
tranh giành (Vietnamese): to compete for; to fight over
Definitions
- to compete for; to fight over
Ancestry of “tranh giành”, step by step
tranh giành traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tranh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tranh | painting, picture; to compete, to fight for |
| 2 | Chinese | 爭 | — |
via Vietnamese giành
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giành | to dispute, to fight |