Where does “choáng ngợp” come from?

choáng ngợp (Vietnamese) comes from Albanian ngop, from Albanian gop, from Proto-Albanian gāupā, from Proto-Indo-European geupeh₂.

choáng ngợp (Vietnamese): to be overwhelmed (by, with); to be stunned

Definitions

  1. to be overwhelmed (by, with); to be stunned

Ancestry of “choáng ngợp”, step by step

choáng ngợp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ngop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianngopI sate, cram
2Albaniangoppussy, cunt
3Proto-Albaniangāupā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeupeh₂—

via Vietnamese choáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechoángdazzled; overwhelmed; stunned; shocked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geupeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Albanian gāupā →Every word from Albanian gop →