Where does “chẳng mấy chốc” come from?

chẳng mấy chốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.

chẳng mấy chốc (Vietnamese): in no time

Definitions

  1. in no time

Ancestry of “chẳng mấy chốc”, step by step

chẳng mấy chốc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ—

via Vietnamese chẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechẳngnot at all; even if not; if not

via Vietnamese chốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốca moment; instant; short while
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →