Where does “đi lạc” come from?

đi lạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đi, from Proto-Vietic tiː — to go.

đi lạc (Vietnamese): to lose one's way; to wander from the right path; to come the wrong way; to go astray; to stray; to get lost; to become lost

Definitions

  1. to lose one's way; to wander from the right path; to come the wrong way; to go astray; to stray; to get lost; to become lost

Ancestry of “đi lạc”, step by step

đi lạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđito go; to wear footwear; used sentence-finally to...
2Proto-Vietictiːto go

via Vietnamese lạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselạclost; peanut, groundnut; stray
2Middle Chinese落—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tiː →Every word from Vietnamese đi →
đi lạc — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer