Where does “nhấn chuột” come from?

nhấn chuột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chuột, from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt — squirrel.

nhấn chuột (Vietnamese): To click a computer mouse

Definitions

  1. To click a computer mouse

Ancestry of “nhấn chuột”, step by step

nhấn chuột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chuột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuộta rat, a mouse or the like; biceps; a starter
2Proto-Vietick-ɟɔːtsquirrel

via Vietnamese nhấn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhấnto press (on)
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt →Every word from Vietnamese chuột →