Where does “chạy trốn” come from?

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

chạy trốn (Vietnamese): to flee; to run away; to take flight

Definitions

  1. to flee; to run away; to take flight

Ancestry of “chạy trốn”, step by step

chạy trốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese trốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrốnto hide oneself
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chạy →