Where does “ngạt thở” come from?

ngạt thở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thở, from Proto-Vietic tʰəh — to breathe.

ngạt thở (Vietnamese): to suffocate (especially due to not being able to breathe)

Definitions

  1. to suffocate (especially due to not being able to breathe)

Ancestry of “ngạt thở”, step by step

ngạt thở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethởto breathe out; to exhale; to breathe
2Proto-Vietictʰəhto breathe

via Vietnamese ngạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengạtto suffocate; to asphyxiate; to be deprived of oxygen
Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəh →Every word from Vietnamese thở →