Where does “trong chớp mắt” come from?

trong chớp mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

trong chớp mắt (Vietnamese): in the blink of an eye

Definitions

  1. in the blink of an eye

Ancestry of “trong chớp mắt”, step by step

trong chớp mắt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese trồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrồngto plant
2Proto-Vietick-lɔːŋclear; limpid; inside
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkluuŋinside, middle

via Vietnamese chớp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechớplightning; to blink
2Proto-Vietick-ɟəːp—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →
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