Where does “ủ rũ” come from?

ủ rũ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese U, from Portuguese u, from Old Portuguese u, from Latin ubi, from Latin cubi, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

ủ rũ (Vietnamese): sullen; gloomy; melancholy

Definitions

  1. sullen; gloomy; melancholy

Ancestry of “ủ rũ”, step by step

ủ rũ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseU
2Portugueseuu; where; Eye dialect spelling of o
3Old Portugueseuwhere
4Latinubiwhere? in what place?, in which place?; "When" or...
5Latincubinominative plural of cubus; genitive singular of...
6LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
7Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseforest, woods; mountain; mountainous areas
2Old Frenchruerue (plant)
3Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβοςEvery word from Latin cubusEvery word from Latin cubi
ủ rũ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer