Where does “truyện tranh” come from?

truyện tranh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

truyện tranh (Vietnamese): an illustrated storybook; a comic book; a graphic...

Definitions

  1. an illustrated storybook; a comic book; a graphic...

Ancestry of “truyện tranh”, step by step

truyện tranh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese truyện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesetruyệnSynonym of chuyện; a storybook, usually a novel,...
2Middle Chinese傳—
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →