Where does “chà đạp” come from?

chà đạp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chả, from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ, from Old Chinese 稼.

chà đạp (Vietnamese): to trample (on); to crush; to ride roughshod over

Definitions

  1. to trample (on); to crush; to ride roughshod over

Ancestry of “chà đạp”, step by step

chà đạp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechảpatty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all
2Proto-Tai*klaːꟲringworm
3Old Chinese稼—

via Vietnamese đạp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđạpto kick, trample or push using the sole
Every word from Old Chinese 稼 →Every word from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ →Every word from Vietnamese chả →
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