Where does “bắt kịp” come from?

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

bắt kịp (Vietnamese): to catch up with

Definitions

  1. to catch up with

Ancestry of “bắt kịp”, step by step

bắt kịp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắt

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

via Vietnamese kịp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekịpin time
Every word from Proto-Vietic *pəc
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