Where does “giẫm đạp” come from?

giẫm đạp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giảm, from Proto-Vietic -jəmʔ.

giẫm đạp (Vietnamese): to step (on), to trample (on)

Definitions

  1. to step (on), to trample (on)

Ancestry of “giẫm đạp”, step by step

giẫm đạp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giảm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiảmlessen, reduce, decrease
2Proto-Vietic-jəmʔ—

via Vietnamese đạp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđạpto kick, trample or push using the sole
Every word from Proto-Vietic -jəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giảm →