Where does “tràn ngập” come from?

tràn ngập (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tràn, from Proto-Vietic p-laːɲ, from Proto-Vietic p- — causative prefix.

tràn ngập (Vietnamese): to flood; to inundate

Definitions

  1. to flood; to inundate

Ancestry of “tràn ngập”, step by step

tràn ngập traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tràn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrànto overflow; to run over the edge; round, flat,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːɲto overflow
3Proto-Vieticp-causative prefix

via Vietnamese ngập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengậpbe flooded
Every word from Proto-Vietic p- →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːɲ →Every word from Vietnamese tràn →