Where does “chết non” come from?

chết non (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nón, from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

chết non (Vietnamese): to be stillborn; to be a miscarriage; to die while in utero

Definitions

  1. to be stillborn; to be a miscarriage; to die while in utero

Ancestry of “chết non”, step by step

chết non traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Vietnamese chết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechếtto die; dead
2Proto-Vietick-ceːtto die
3Proto-Austroasiatic*kceːtto die
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →Every word from Proto-Vietic kɔːn →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn →