Where does “đứt quãng” come from?

đứt quãng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quàng, from Chinese 廣.

đứt quãng (Vietnamese): fitful, with interruptions

Definitions

  1. fitful, with interruptions

Ancestry of “đứt quãng”, step by step

đứt quãng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequàngnonsensical, absurd; indiscriminate; to put on,...
2Chinese廣—

via Vietnamese đứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứtto break off, to be cut off; be cut off
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁acto break, be severed; to sell
Every word from Chinese 廣 →Every word from Vietnamese quàng →