Where does “chụp ếch” come from?

chụp ếch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ếch, from Proto-Vietic ʔeːk — frog.

chụp ếch (Vietnamese): to catch frogs

Definitions

  1. to catch frogs

Ancestry of “chụp ếch”, step by step

chụp ếch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ếch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseếcha frog
2Proto-Vieticʔeːkfrog

via Vietnamese chụp

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