Where does “đặt chân” come from?
đặt chân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đặt, from Proto-Vietic dac ~ tac.
đặt chân (Vietnamese): to set foot
Definitions
- to set foot
Ancestry of “đặt chân”, step by step
đặt chân 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 chân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chân | a foot; a leg; the lowest circumscribing area |