Where does “bắt nạt” come from?

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

bắt nạt (Vietnamese): to bully

Definitions

  1. to bully

Ancestry of “bắt nạt”, step by step

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