Where does “sát sạt” come from?

sát sạt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sát, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

sát sạt (Vietnamese): very close

Definitions

  1. very close

Ancestry of “sát sạt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesátto kill; very close to; adjacent; adjoining
2Chinese殺—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Vietnamese sát →