Where does “giậm chân” come from?

giậm chân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giảm, from Proto-Vietic -jəmʔ.

giậm chân (Vietnamese): to stamp one's foot or feet

Definitions

  1. to stamp one's foot or feet

Ancestry of “giậm chân”, step by step

giậm chân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giảm

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

via Vietnamese chân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechâna foot; a leg; the lowest circumscribing area

Words derived from “giậm chân”

Every word from Proto-Vietic -jəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giảm →