Where does “chém gió” come from?

chém gió (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gió, from Proto-Vietic k-jɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal.

chém gió (Vietnamese): to brag; to boast; to lie to get pride and credit

Definitions

  1. to brag; to boast; to lie to get pride and credit

Ancestry of “chém gió”, step by step

chém gió traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gió

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiówind; harmful elements that are believed to cause...
2Proto-Vietick-jɔːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkjaal—

via Vietnamese chém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechémto slash; to chop; to cut; to behead; to rip off;...
2Chinese斬—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-jɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gió →