Where does “chết giấc” come from?

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

chết giấc (Vietnamese): to faint; to black out; to pass out; to get knocked out

Definitions

  1. to faint; to black out; to pass out; to get knocked out

Ancestry of “chết giấc”, step by step

chết giấc 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 giấc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiấcindicates sleep times and dreams
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →
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