Where does “viếng thăm” come from?

viếng thăm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thăm, from Chinese 貪.

viếng thăm (Vietnamese): to visit; to call on

Definitions

  1. to visit; to call on

Ancestry of “viếng thăm”, step by step

viếng thăm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thăm

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

via Vietnamese viếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviếngto pay a visit of condolence (to someone)
Every word from Chinese 貪 →Every word from Vietnamese thăm →