Where does “chẳng bao lâu” come from?
chẳng bao lâu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese báo, from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.
chẳng bao lâu (Vietnamese): in no time; very soon; shortly
Definitions
- in no time; very soon; shortly
Ancestry of “chẳng bao lâu”, step by step
chẳng bao lâu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese báo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | báo | a leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow... |
| 2 | Chinese | 豹 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 駁 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *prawk | to be speckled, variegated, spotted |
via Vietnamese chẳng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chẳng | not at all; even if not; if not |