Where does “chống chọi” come from?
chống chọi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chống, from Proto-Vietic coːŋʔ.
chống chọi (Vietnamese): to struggle (against); to resist; to withstand (especially something daunting)
Definitions
- to struggle (against); to resist; to withstand (especially something daunting)
Ancestry of “chống chọi”, step by step
chống chọi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chống
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chống | to prop by using a stick-like object; to be... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | coːŋʔ | — |
via Vietnamese chọi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chọi | to face off (with); to be versus (against) |