Where does “chọc quê” come from?

chọc quê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chọc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kcok.

chọc quê (Vietnamese): to ridicule; to mock

Definitions

  1. to ridicule; to mock

Ancestry of “chọc quê”, step by step

chọc quê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechọcto prick, to puncture; to tease; to make someone...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkcok—

via Vietnamese quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kcok →Every word from Vietnamese chọc →