Where does “rút lui” come from?

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

rút lui (Vietnamese): to retreat; to move back

Definitions

  1. to retreat; to move back

Ancestry of “rút lui”, step by step

rút lui 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 lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseluito step back; to recede; to move backward; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruc →Every word from Vietnamese rút →