Where does “rút gọn” come from?

rút gọn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rút, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruc.

rút gọn (Vietnamese): to reduce; to shorten; to abbreviate

Definitions

  1. to reduce; to shorten; to abbreviate

Ancestry of “rút gọn”, step by step

rút gọn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserútto pull out or pull back; to withdraw; to revoke;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruc

via Vietnamese gọn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegọnneat, tidy; to be neatly arranged; to dress...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer rucEvery word from Vietnamese rút