Where does “tắt điện” come from?

tắt điện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điện, from Chinese 殿, from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l.

tắt điện (Vietnamese): in total submission

Definitions

  1. in total submission

Ancestry of “tắt điện”, step by step

tắt điện traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệnelectricity; Short for dòng điện; Clipping of...
2Chinese殿—
3Sino-Tibetan*r-t(u/i)l—

via Vietnamese tắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetắtto switch off, to turn off; short, brief
2Proto-Vieticp-sət—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l →Every word from Chinese 殿 →Every word from Vietnamese điện →