Where does “đập hộp” come from?

đập hộp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hộp, from Chinese 盒.

đập hộp (Vietnamese): to unpack

Definitions

  1. to unpack

Ancestry of “đập hộp”, step by step

đập hộp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hộp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehộpa squarish container made of bendable material,...
2Chinese盒—

via Vietnamese đập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđậpto smash; to bang; to strike; to throb; to beat;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerdəp—
Every word from Chinese 盒 →Every word from Vietnamese hộp →