Where does “sức ép” come from?

sức ép (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sức, from Proto-Vietic k-rək, from Old Chinese 力.

sức ép (Vietnamese): pressure

Definitions

  1. pressure

Ancestry of “sức ép”, step by step

sức ép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesứcstrength; power
2Proto-Vietick-rəkstrong
3Old Chinese力—

via Vietnamese ép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseépto force someone; to press something; The name of...
2FrencheffeThe name of the Latin-script letter F
Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rək →Every word from Vietnamese sức →