Where does “chiếu hết” come from?

chiếu hết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hết, from Proto-Vietic heːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət.

chiếu hết (Vietnamese): checkmate

Definitions

  1. checkmate

Ancestry of “chiếu hết”, step by step

chiếu hết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehếtto finish, to end, to expire, to come to an end;...
2Proto-Vieticheːtfinished
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət →
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