Where does “hôm qua” come from?

hôm qua (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.

hôm qua (Vietnamese): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “hôm qua”, step by step

hôm qua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequảpiece of fruit; something round; round, painted...
2Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
3Proto-Vietickweː—

via Vietnamese hôm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehômday; evening; afternoon
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweː →Every word from Vietnamese quầy →Every word from Vietnamese quả →