Where does “thắt lưng” come from?

thắt lưng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lưng, from Proto-Vietic k-ləŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁lan — python.

thắt lưng (Vietnamese): to tighten one's belt

Definitions

  1. to tighten one's belt

Ancestry of “thắt lưng”, step by step

thắt lưng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lưng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselưngback
2Proto-Vietick-ləŋback
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁lanpython

via Vietnamese thắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethắtto tighten or fasten by knotting or anchoring a string, rope, belt or noose

Words derived from “thắt lưng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁lan →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ləŋ →Every word from Vietnamese lưng →