Where does “đấm bóp” come from?

đấm bóp (Vietnamese) comes from English bop, from English bebop, from English rebop — bebop.

đấm bóp (Vietnamese): to massage (body)

Definitions

  1. to massage (body)

Ancestry of “đấm bóp”, step by step

đấm bóp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbopA very light smack, blow or punch; To strike...
2EnglishbebopAn early form of modern jazz played by small...
3Englishrebopbebop

via Vietnamese đấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấmto punch
Every word from English rebop