Where does “xa pắt” come from?

xa pắt (Tày) comes from Tày xa, from Proto-Tai kraᴬ — to seek.

xa pắt (Tày): to search for and capture

Definitions

  1. to search for and capture

Ancestry of “xa pắt”, step by step

xa pắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày xa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàyxato search, look for
2Proto-Taikraᴬto seek

via Tày pắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàypắt
Every word from Proto-Tai kraᴬEvery word from Tày xa