Where does “nhấp chuột” come from?

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

nhấp chuột (Vietnamese): to click to press and release a computer mouse

Definitions

  1. to click to press and release a computer mouse

Ancestry of “nhấp chuột”, step by step

nhấp 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 nhấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhấpto dip into water, to moisten
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt →Every word from Vietnamese chuột →