Where does “té giếng” come from?

té giếng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giếng, from Proto-Vietic -ciɛŋʔ.

té giếng (Vietnamese): to fall down a well

Definitions

  1. to fall down a well

Ancestry of “té giếng”, step by step

té giếng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiếngwell
2Proto-Vietic-ciɛŋʔ—

via Vietnamese té

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetéto trip; to fall, to fall over
Every word from Proto-Vietic -ciɛŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giếng →