Where does “yêu thương” come from?

yêu thương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thương, from Middle Chinese 商.

yêu thương (Vietnamese): to love and cherish; to be attached to

Definitions

  1. to love and cherish; to be attached to

Ancestry of “yêu thương”, step by step

yêu thương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethươnglong-handled spear; lance; injury
2Middle Chinese商—

via Vietnamese yêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyêuto love romantically; to love non-romantically
Every word from Middle Chinese 商 →Every word from Vietnamese thương →