Where does “chơi điện tử” come from?
chơi điện tử (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trò chơi điện tử, from Vietnamese trò chơi, from Vietnamese trở, from Serbo-Croatian tlo, from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik — to leave, to remain.
chơi điện tử (Vietnamese): to play video games
Definitions
- to play video games
Ancestry of “chơi điện tử”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | trò chơi điện tử | a video game |
| 2 | Vietnamese | trò chơi | a game (playful or competitive activity) |
| 3 | Vietnamese | trở | to turn, to change |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | tlo | ground; floor |
| 5 | Polish | tylko | just, but; only, just |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | toliko | this much/many; neuter of *tolikъ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -liko | — |
| 8 | Albanian | lik | — |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | lika | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leikʷ | to leave, to remain |