Where does “nhảy dây” come from?

nhảy dây (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhảy, from Proto-Vietic ʄas.

nhảy dây (Vietnamese): to jump a turning rope(s); to skip, to jump rope, to do double Dutch, etc

Definitions

  1. to jump a turning rope(s); to skip, to jump rope, to do double Dutch, etc

Ancestry of “nhảy dây”, step by step

nhảy dây traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhảy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhảyto jump, to leap, to dive; to hop; to dance
2Proto-Vieticʄas—

via Vietnamese dây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâyrope; cord; wire; string
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʄas →