Where does “hỏng hóc” come from?

hỏng hóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồng, from Proto-Vietic -hɔːŋʔ.

hỏng hóc (Vietnamese): to break down; to fail

Definitions

  1. to break down; to fail

Ancestry of “hỏng hóc”, step by step

hỏng hóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồngpink; red; persimmon
2Proto-Vietic-hɔːŋʔ—

via Vietnamese hóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehócto choke on food (especially bones)
Every word from Proto-Vietic -hɔːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese hồng →