Where does “ngay lập tức” come from?

ngay lập tức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lập tức, from Chinese 立即 — promptly; immediately; at once.

ngay lập tức (Vietnamese): immediately, posthaste

Definitions

  1. immediately, posthaste

Ancestry of “ngay lập tức”, step by step

ngay lập tức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lập tức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselập tứcimmediately
2Chinese立即promptly; immediately; at once

via Vietnamese ngay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengaydirect; straight; as soon as, straight away
2Proto-Vietict-ŋarstraight
Every word from Chinese 立即 →Every word from Vietnamese lập tức →