Where does “lạc lối” come from?

lạc lối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lạc, from Middle Chinese 落.

lạc lối (Vietnamese): to be lost; to lose one's direction

Definitions

  1. to be lost; to lose one's direction

Ancestry of “lạc lối”, step by step

lạc lối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselạclost; peanut, groundnut; stray
2Middle Chinese落—

via Vietnamese lối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselốipath; way; track
Every word from Middle Chinese 落 →Every word from Vietnamese lạc →