Where does “đụng đít” come from?

đụng đít (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đít, from Proto-Vietic diːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₁iit — posterior; to break wind.

đụng đít (Vietnamese): to run into the rear of another vehicle, causing a fender-bender

Definitions

  1. to run into the rear of another vehicle, causing a fender-bender

Ancestry of “đụng đít”, step by step

đụng đít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđíta butt; an arse/ass; the bottom of something
2Proto-Vieticdiːt—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₁iitposterior; to break wind

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₁iit →Every word from Proto-Vietic diːt →Every word from Vietnamese đít →