Where does “dập tắt” come from?

dập tắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắt, from Proto-Vietic p-sət.

dập tắt (Vietnamese): to extinguish; to put out

Definitions

  1. to extinguish; to put out

Ancestry of “dập tắt”, step by step

dập tắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetắtto switch off, to turn off; short, brief
2Proto-Vieticp-sət—

via Vietnamese dập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedậpto bury; to cover (with soil or sand)
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-sət →Every word from Vietnamese tắt →