Where does “bắt buộc” come from?

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

bắt buộc (Vietnamese): to compel; to force

Definitions

  1. to compel; to force

Ancestry of “bắt buộc”, step by step

bắt buộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắt

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

via Vietnamese buộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebuộcto tie an object or seal a container by tying; compare trói and thắt
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