Where does “công cuộc” come from?

công cuộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cuộc, from Chinese 局, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk — to bend.

công cuộc (Vietnamese): undertaking; (big) task; work

Definitions

  1. undertaking; (big) task; work

Ancestry of “công cuộc”, step by step

công cuộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cuộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecuộcany large-scale, periodic event, such as a...
2Chinese局—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kəwkto bend

via Vietnamese Công

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCông—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk →