Where does “hít thở” come from?

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

hít thở (Vietnamese): to breathe generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to breathe generally speaking

Ancestry of “hít thở”, step by step

hít thở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehítto breathe in; to inhale
2Proto-Vietichiːt—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerhiit—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerhən—
5Proto-Turkicēnbreadth, width

via Vietnamese thở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethởto breathe out; to exhale; to breathe
2Proto-Vietictʰəhto breathe
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hən →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hiit →
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