Where does “mắc kẹt” come from?
mắc kẹt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắc — to hang; to hook.
mắc kẹt (Vietnamese): to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck
Definitions
- to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck
Ancestry of “mắc kẹt”, step by step
mắc kẹt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mắc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mắc | to hang; to hook |
via Proto-Indo-European ḱet-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱet- | to be angry |