Where does “chụp ảnh” come from?

chụp ảnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ảnh, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ — elder brother.

chụp ảnh (Vietnamese): to take a picture

Definitions

  1. to take a picture

Ancestry of “chụp ảnh”, step by step

chụp ảnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Vietnamese chụp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechụpto seize, to catch; to photograph
2Proto-Mon-Khmercap—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ảnh →
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