Where does “quá lời” come from?

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

quá lời (Vietnamese): excessively talkative; bigmouthed; long-tongued

Definitions

  1. excessively talkative; bigmouthed; long-tongued

Ancestry of “quá lời”, step by step

quá lời 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 lời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselờiword; utterances; words; lyrics; a verse
2Middle Chinese利—
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweː →Every word from Vietnamese quầy →Every word from Vietnamese quả →