Where does “gió giật” come from?

gió giật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gió, from Proto-Vietic k-jɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal.

gió giật (Vietnamese): windgust; gust

Definitions

  1. windgust; gust

Ancestry of “gió giật”, step by step

gió giật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gió

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiówind; harmful elements that are believed to cause...
2Proto-Vietick-jɔːʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkjaal

via Vietnamese giật

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiậtto pull forcibly; to snatch; to abruptly move...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal