Where does “sức hút” come from?

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

sức hút (Vietnamese): attractive force; attraction

Definitions

  1. attractive force; attraction

Ancestry of “sức hút”, step by step

sức hút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sức

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

via Vietnamese hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rək →Every word from Vietnamese sức →