Where does “chợp mắt” come from?

chợp mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

chợp mắt (Vietnamese): to take a short nap

Definitions

  1. to take a short nap

Ancestry of “chợp mắt”, step by step

chợp mắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese chợp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechợpto have a wink of sleep; to take a short nap; to have a power nap
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →