Where does “rút ruột” come from?

rút ruột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruột, from Proto-Vietic rɔːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc.

rút ruột (Vietnamese): to extort; to gut, as removing the core parts of something

Definitions

  1. to extort; to gut, as removing the core parts of something

Ancestry of “rút ruột”, step by step

rút ruột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruộtintestine; inner tube; directly biologically...
2Proto-Vieticrɔːc—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruuc—

via Vietnamese rút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserútto pull out or pull back; to withdraw; to revoke;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruc—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc →Every word from Proto-Vietic rɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ruột →