Where does “vùi dập” come from?

vùi dập (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vui, from Proto-Vietic t-puːj — joyful.

vùi dập (Vietnamese): to oppress somebody by one's power or influence

Definitions

  1. to oppress somebody by one's power or influence

Ancestry of “vùi dập”, step by step

vùi dập traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful

via Vietnamese dập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedậpto bury; to cover (with soil or sand)
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-puːj →Every word from Vietnamese vui →