Where does “hít” come from?

hít (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic hiːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer hiit, from Proto-Mon-Khmer hən, from Proto-Turkic ēn — breadth, width.

hít (Vietnamese): to breathe in; to inhale

Definitions

  1. to breathe in; to inhale

Ancestry of “hít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietichiːt—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhiit—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerhən—
4Proto-Turkicēnbreadth, width

Words derived from “hít”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hən →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hiit →