Where does “sống sót” come from?

sống sót (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

sống sót (Vietnamese): to survive; to live past a major disaster, upheaval, or other dangerous event that leaves many others dead

Definitions

  1. to survive; to live past a major disaster, upheaval, or other dangerous event that leaves many others dead

Ancestry of “sống sót”, step by step

sống sót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese sót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesótbe remained; to leave out
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →
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