Where does “giành giật” come from?
giành giật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giành — to dispute, to fight.
giành giật (Vietnamese): to fight over; to scramble for
Definitions
- to fight over; to scramble for
Ancestry of “giành giật”, step by step
giành giật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese giành
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giành | to dispute, to fight |
via Vietnamese giật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giật | to pull forcibly; to snatch; to abruptly move... |