Where does “hất cẳng” come from?

hất cẳng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cẳng, from Proto-Vietic kaŋh — leg, foot.

hất cẳng (Vietnamese): to supplant; to oust

Definitions

  1. to supplant; to oust

Ancestry of “hất cẳng”, step by step

hất cẳng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecẳngleg; foot; paw
2Proto-Vietickaŋhleg, foot

via Vietnamese hất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehấtto throw, to fling, to push
Every word from Proto-Vietic kaŋh →Every word from Vietnamese cẳng →