Where does “chập mạch” come from?

chập mạch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mạch, from Chinese 脈.

chập mạch (Vietnamese): to be shorted out

Definitions

  1. to be shorted out

Ancestry of “chập mạch”, step by step

chập mạch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạcha blood vessel; a pulse; a circuit
2Chinese脈—

via Vietnamese chập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechậpto join two things together
Every word from Chinese 脈 →Every word from Vietnamese mạch →