Where does “chết điếng” come from?

chết điếng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chết, from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt — to die.

chết điếng (Vietnamese): traumatized; stupefied; shocked

Definitions

  1. traumatized; stupefied; shocked

Ancestry of “chết điếng”, step by step

chết điếng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechếtto die; dead
2Proto-Vietick-ceːtto die
3Proto-Austroasiatic*kceːtto die

via Vietnamese điếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiếngto sting; to cause numbness
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →