Where does “chột dạ” come from?

chột dạ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đá, from Chinese 肚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa — mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

chột dạ (Vietnamese): startled; flustered; panicked

Definitions

  1. startled; flustered; panicked

Ancestry of “chột dạ”, step by step

chột dạ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđárock, stone; ice as used for consumption or...
2Chinese肚—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl-tjwamouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

via Vietnamese chột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechộtblind
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa →Every word from Chinese 肚 →Every word from Vietnamese đá →