Where does “rứt ruột” come from?

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

rứt ruột (Vietnamese): in such a way as if one's endurance or resistance no longer exists

Definitions

  1. in such a way as if one's endurance or resistance no longer exists

Ancestry of “rứt ruột”, step by step

rứt 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 rứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserứtto pull, to tear (flesh, etc.)
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc →Every word from Proto-Vietic rɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ruột →