Where does “bức rút” come from?

bức rút (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rút, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruc.

bức rút (Vietnamese): to force enemy forces to retreat

Definitions

  1. to force enemy forces to retreat

Ancestry of “bức rút”, step by step

bức rút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserútto pull out or pull back; to withdraw; to revoke;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruc—

via Vietnamese bức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebứcforce, coerce; disturbed, upset, unsettled;...
2Middle Chinese幅—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruc →Every word from Vietnamese rút →