Where does “hút thuốc” come from?

hút thuốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thuốc, from Chinese 毒, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.

hút thuốc (Vietnamese): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “hút thuốc”, step by step

hút thuốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuốcmedicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...
2Chinese毒—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison

via Vietnamese hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →Every word from Vietnamese thuốc →