Where does “chết đuối” come from?

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

chết đuối (Vietnamese): to drown

Definitions

  1. to drown

Ancestry of “chết đuối”, step by step

chết đuối 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 đuối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuốiweary; exhausted; fatigued
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →