Where does “hãm hiếp” come from?

hãm hiếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hiếp, from Chinese 脅.

hãm hiếp (Vietnamese): to rape

Definitions

  1. to rape

Ancestry of “hãm hiếp”, step by step

hãm hiếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehiếpto oppress; to violate; Short for hiếp dâm
2Chinese脅—

via Vietnamese hàm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehàmjaw; Clipping of hàm số
2Middle Chinese銜—
Every word from Chinese 脅 →Every word from Vietnamese hiếp →