Where does “mất cắp” come from?

mất cắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cắp, from Proto-Tai kapᴰ — with; and.

mất cắp (Vietnamese): to be a victim of a theft

Definitions

  1. to be a victim of a theft

Ancestry of “mất cắp”, step by step

mất cắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecắpto filch, to steal; to claw, to grip
2Proto-Taikapᴰwith; and

via Vietnamese mất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemấtto lose something; to die; to take
2Proto-Vieticɓǝt—
Every word from Proto-Tai kapᴰ →Every word from Vietnamese cắp →