Where does “lầy lội” come from?

lầy lội (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lội, from Proto-Mon-Khmer lujʔ — to wade; to swim.

lầy lội (Vietnamese): muddy; miry

Definitions

  1. muddy; miry

Ancestry of “lầy lội”, step by step

lầy lội traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselộito swim; to wade through
2Proto-Mon-Khmerlujʔto wade; to swim

via Vietnamese lầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselầymarshy, muddy; playful
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer lujʔ →
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