Where does “đặt cọc” come from?
đặt cọc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đặt, from Proto-Vietic dac ~ tac.
đặt cọc (Vietnamese): to put down a deposit
Definitions
- to put down a deposit
Ancestry of “đặt cọc”, step by step
đặt cọc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đặt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đặt | to place; to put; to lay; to commission; to order |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | dac ~ tac | — |
via Vietnamese cọc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cọc | stake a piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end |