Where does “chết sống” come from?

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

chết sống (Vietnamese): death and life (generally)

Definitions

  1. death and life (generally)

Ancestry of “chết sống”, step by step

chết sống 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 sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →