Where does “hiu quạnh” come from?

hiu quạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quanh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiŋ.

hiu quạnh (Vietnamese): desolated, deserted, peopleless

Definitions

  1. desolated, deserted, peopleless

Ancestry of “hiu quạnh”, step by step

hiu quạnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequanhroundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwiŋ—

via Vietnamese hiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehiumelancholic, gloomy, sad; gently, caressingly
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiŋ →Every word from Vietnamese quanh →