Where does “chìm xuồng” come from?

chìm xuồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chìm, from Proto-Vietic -ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim — bird.

chìm xuồng (Vietnamese): to capsize; to shipwreck

Definitions

  1. to capsize; to shipwreck

Ancestry of “chìm xuồng”, step by step

chìm xuồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechìmto sink
2Proto-Vietic-ciːmbird
3Proto-Mon-Khmercimbird

via Vietnamese xuồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexuồngcanoe
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluuŋh—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ciːm →Every word from Vietnamese chìm →