Where does “quá đỗi” come from?

quá đỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.

quá đỗi (Vietnamese): too, excessively, exceedingly

Definitions

  1. too, excessively, exceedingly

Ancestry of “quá đỗi”, step by step

quá đỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequảpiece of fruit; something round; round, painted...
2Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
3Proto-Vietickweː—

via Vietnamese đỗi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđỗidistance, space
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweː →Every word from Vietnamese quầy →Every word from Vietnamese quả →