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Where does “khạc” come from?

khạc (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic kr-haːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer khaak.

khạc (Vietnamese): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “khạc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietickr-haːk—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkhaak—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer khaak →