Where does “đồng hồ quả quýt” come from?

đồng hồ quả quýt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.

đồng hồ quả quýt (Vietnamese): pocket watch

Definitions

  1. pocket watch

Ancestry of “đồng hồ quả quýt”, step by step

đồng hồ quả quýt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequảpiece of fruit; something round; round, painted...
2Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
3Proto-Vietickweː

via Vietnamese quýt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequýttangerine; mandarin orange

via Vietnamese đồng hồ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồng hồa clock or watch; a meter
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