Where does “gấp đôi” come from?

gấp đôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gấp, from Proto-Vietic p-kǝp.

gấp đôi (Vietnamese): to fold in two; to fold double; to double

Definitions

  1. to fold in two; to fold double; to double

Ancestry of “gấp đôi”, step by step

gấp đôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegấppressing; urgent; hurry; to fold; to close; to...
2Proto-Vieticp-kǝp—

via Vietnamese đôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđôidouble
2Middle Chinese對—
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-kǝp →Every word from Vietnamese gấp →