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Where does “cuộc” come from?

cuộc (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 局, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk.

cuộc (Vietnamese): any large-scale, periodic event, such as a...

Definitions

  1. any large-scale, periodic event, such as a...

Ancestry of “cuộc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese局—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kəwk—

Words derived from “cuộc”

  • cuộc chiến
  • cuộc sống
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