Where does “xác chết” come from?

xác chết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chết, from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt — to die.

xác chết (Vietnamese): a corpse; dead body; cadaver; the remains

Definitions

  1. a corpse; dead body; cadaver; the remains

Ancestry of “xác chết”, step by step

xác chết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechếtto die; dead
2Proto-Vietick-ceːtto die
3Proto-Austroasiatic*kceːtto die

via Vietnamese xác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáccorpse; body
2Middle Vietnamesexác—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kceːt →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ceːt →Every word from Vietnamese chết →
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