Where does “cất công” come from?
cất công (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Công, from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.
cất công (Vietnamese): to make an effort to do something
Definitions
- to make an effort to do something
Ancestry of “cất công”, step by step
cất công traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Công
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Công | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | koŋ | to bend; to be bent; be bent |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *qʊ̓nʼ | fire |
via Vietnamese cất
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cất | to lift, to raise |