Where does “lạy hồn” come from?

lạy hồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồn, from Middle Chinese 魂.

lạy hồn (Vietnamese): Used to express frustration or perplexity: dear Lord

Definitions

  1. Used to express frustration or perplexity: dear Lord

Ancestry of “lạy hồn”, step by step

lạy hồn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—

via Proto-Indo-European lAy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanlAy-—
Every word from Middle Chinese 魂 →Every word from Vietnamese hồn →