Where does “kích” come from?

kích (Vietnamese) comes from French cric, from Middle French cric, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kích (Vietnamese): halberd; to ambush, to attack; to stimulate, to...

Definitions

  1. halberd; to ambush, to attack; to stimulate, to...

Ancestry of “kích”, step by step

kích traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French cric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcricjack
2Middle Frenchcric
3Middle High Germankriecexertion; enmity; opposition
4Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
5Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
6Proto-Germanickrīganą
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-