Where does “thúc giục” come from?

thúc giục (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thúc, from Chinese 促.

thúc giục (Vietnamese): to urge; to prompt; to press

Definitions

  1. to urge; to prompt; to press

Ancestry of “thúc giục”, step by step

thúc giục traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thúc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethúcto push; to shove; to jab; to dun; to press
2Chinese促—

via Vietnamese giục

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiụcto urge
Every word from Chinese 促 →Every word from Vietnamese thúc →