Where does “bấu chí” come from?

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

bấu chí (Vietnamese): to pinch; to knead

Definitions

  1. to pinch; to knead

Ancestry of “bấu chí”, step by step

bấu 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 bấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebấuto grip; to grab
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →