Where does “dây nịt” come from?

dây nịt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nịt, from Vietnamese rịt — ‘to fasten; to tie’.

dây nịt (Vietnamese): belt worn around the waist

Definitions

  1. belt worn around the waist

Ancestry of “dây nịt”, step by step

dây nịt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nịt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenịtto belt (one's belly); to fit tightly
2Vietnameserịt‘to fasten; to tie’

via Vietnamese dây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâyrope; cord; wire; string
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