Where does “chụp mũ” come from?

chụp mũ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chụp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cap.

chụp mũ (Vietnamese): to slander, to calumniate

Definitions

  1. to slander, to calumniate

Ancestry of “chụp mũ”, step by step

chụp mũ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chụp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechụpto seize, to catch; to photograph
2Proto-Mon-Khmercap—

via Vietnamese mù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemùblind; blinding
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cap →Every word from Vietnamese chụp →
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