Where does “bắt chước” come from?

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

bắt chước (Vietnamese): to imitate, to mimic

Definitions

  1. to imitate, to mimic

Ancestry of “bắt chước”, step by step

bắt chước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắt

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

via Vietnamese chước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechướcdodge; trick; expedient; resort
Every word from Proto-Vietic *pəc →