Where does “chiếu rọi” come from?

chiếu rọi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rối, from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj.

chiếu rọi (Vietnamese): to illuminate; to shine upon; to beam light at

Definitions

  1. to illuminate; to shine upon; to beam light at

Ancestry of “chiếu rọi”, step by step

chiếu rọi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameserốiShort for con rối; tangled; ravelled; entangled;...
2Proto-Vieticp-rɔːj—

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj →