Where does “chuyện trò” come from?

chuyện trò (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trở, from Serbo-Croatian tlo, from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

chuyện trò (Vietnamese): to talk; to converse; to chat

Definitions

  1. to talk; to converse; to chat

Ancestry of “chuyện trò”, step by step

chuyện trò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrởto turn, to change
2Serbo-Croatiantloground; floor
3Polishtylkojust, but; only, just
4Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
5Proto-Slavic-liko—
6Albanianlik—
7Proto-Albanianlika—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

via Vietnamese chuyện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuyệna story, a tale, or an anecdote; matters;...
2Chinese傳—
3Chinese傅—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →