Where does “tắc đường” come from?

tắc đường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Đường, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

tắc đường (Vietnamese): traffic jam

Definitions

  1. traffic jam

Ancestry of “tắc đường”, step by step

tắc đường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐườngrelated to Tang
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Vietnamese tắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetắckumquat; to be blocked; to be obstructed
2Chinese塞—
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Vietnamese Đường →