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Where does “shruggingly” come from?

shruggingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

shruggingly (English): With a shrugging gesture

Definitions

  1. With a shrugging gesture

Ancestry of “shruggingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vietnamese ly →