Where does “thông chốt” come from?

thông chốt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thông, from Chinese 松.

thông chốt (Vietnamese): to bypass a checkpoint

Definitions

  1. to bypass a checkpoint

Ancestry of “thông chốt”, step by step

thông chốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethôngpine (tree of the genus Pinus)
2Chinese松—

via Vietnamese chốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốtbolt; fastening pin; checkpoint; to bolt
Every word from Chinese 松 →Every word from Vietnamese thông →