Where does “bấm chí” come from?

bấm chí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

bấm chí (Vietnamese): to poke; to pinch

Definitions

  1. to poke; to pinch

Ancestry of “bấm chí”, step by step

bấm chí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese bấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebấma nail clipper; a stapler; to press
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →