Where does “chạy” come from?

chạy (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

chạy (Vietnamese): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “chạy”, step by step

chạy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic ciːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Proto-Vietic ɟalʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɟalʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟarʔquick, to run

via Chinese 齋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese齋—

Words derived from “chạy”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →
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