Where does “chọc tức” come from?

chọc tức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tức, from Korean 卽, from Middle Chinese 즉.

chọc tức (Vietnamese): to infuriate; to enrage; to provoke

Definitions

  1. to infuriate; to enrage; to provoke

Ancestry of “chọc tức”, step by step

chọc tức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetứcfrustrating, upset; that is, i.e
2Korean卽—
3Middle Chinese즉—

via Vietnamese chọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechọcto prick, to puncture; to tease; to make someone...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkcok—
Every word from Middle Chinese 즉 →Every word from Korean 卽 →Every word from Vietnamese tức →