Where does “đông nghẹt” come from?

đông nghẹt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

đông nghẹt (Vietnamese): to be overcrowded; to be packed with

Definitions

  1. to be overcrowded; to be packed with

Ancestry of “đông nghẹt”, step by step

đông nghẹt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese nghẹt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghẹtbe stuffed (full or packed)
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →