Where does “nút bấm” come from?

nút bấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nút, from Proto-Vietic t-n-uːt — bung.

nút bấm (Vietnamese): push-button, button

Definitions

  1. push-button, button

Ancestry of “nút bấm”, step by step

nút bấm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenútknot; button; button; key
2Proto-Vietict-n-uːtbung

via Vietnamese bấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebấma nail clipper; a stapler; to press
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-n-uːt →Every word from Vietnamese nút →