Where does “ngập tràn” come from?

ngập tràn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tràn, from Proto-Vietic p-laːɲ, from Proto-Vietic p- — causative prefix.

ngập tràn (Vietnamese): to flood; to inundate; to submerge

Definitions

  1. to flood; to inundate; to submerge

Ancestry of “ngập tràn”, step by step

ngập tràn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tràn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrànto overflow; to run over the edge; round, flat,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːɲto overflow
3Proto-Vieticp-causative prefix

via Vietnamese ngập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengậpbe flooded
Every word from Proto-Vietic p- →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːɲ →Every word from Vietnamese tràn →