Where does “chết tươi” come from?

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

chết tươi (Vietnamese): to die instantly; to perish suddenly; to decease without struggle or delay

Definitions

  1. to die instantly; to perish suddenly; to decease without struggle or delay

Ancestry of “chết tươi”, step by step

chết tươi 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 tươi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetươifresh; raw; cheerful
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →
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