Where does “héo quắt” come from?

héo quắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese héo, from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ.

héo quắt (Vietnamese): withered

Definitions

  1. withered

Ancestry of “héo quắt”, step by step

héo quắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese héo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéoto wither
2Proto-Vietichɛːwʔ—

via Vietnamese quắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequắtdried up; shrivelled up
Every word from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese héo →
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