Where does “đuổi bắt” come from?

đuổi bắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bắt, from Proto-Vietic *pəc.

đuổi bắt (Vietnamese): to chase and catch

Definitions

  1. to chase and catch

Ancestry of “đuổi bắt”, step by step

đuổi bắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebắtto seize; to catch
2Proto-Vietic*pəc—

via Vietnamese đuổi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuổito chase, to pursue
Every word from Proto-Vietic *pəc →Every word from Vietnamese bắt →