Where does “nước rút” come from?

nước rút (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

nước rút (Vietnamese): full speed when sprinting towards destination

Definitions

  1. full speed when sprinting towards destination

Ancestry of “nước rút”, step by step

nước rút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese rút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserútto pull out or pull back; to withdraw; to revoke;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruc—

Words derived from “nước rút”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →