Where does “lụt lội” come from?

lụt lội (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lụt, from Proto-Vietic p-luːt — inonder, to flood.

lụt lội (Vietnamese): an inundation

Definitions

  1. an inundation

Ancestry of “lụt lội”, step by step

lụt lội traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lụt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselụtflood; be flooded; blunt
2Proto-Vieticp-luːtinonder, to flood

via Vietnamese lội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselộito swim; to wade through
2Proto-Mon-Khmerlujʔto wade; to swim
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-luːt →