Where does “quấy rối” come from?

quấy rối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rối, from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj.

quấy rối (Vietnamese): to harass; to disturb

Definitions

  1. to harass; to disturb

Ancestry of “quấy rối”, step by step

quấy rối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameserốiShort for con rối; tangled; ravelled; entangled;...
2Proto-Vieticp-rɔːj—

via Vietnamese quầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
2Proto-Vietickweː—
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese rối →