Where does “châm chọc” come from?

châm chọc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chọc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kcok.

châm chọc (Vietnamese): to taunt; to sneer; to tease

Definitions

  1. to taunt; to sneer; to tease

Ancestry of “châm chọc”, step by step

châm chọc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechọcto prick, to puncture; to tease; to make someone...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkcok—

via Vietnamese châm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechâmto sting; to prick; to light; to kindle; to...
2Middle Chinese針—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kcok →Every word from Vietnamese chọc →