Where does “hút hít” come from?

hút hít (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.

hút hít (Vietnamese): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “hút hít”, step by step

hút hít 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 hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēn →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hən →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hiit →