Where does “chạy nước rút” come from?

chạy nước rút (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước rút, from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

chạy nước rút (Vietnamese): sprint, sprinting

Definitions

  1. sprint, sprinting

Ancestry of “chạy nước rút”, step by step

chạy nước rút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước rút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenước rútfull speed when sprinting towards destination
2Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
3Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →