Where does “qua đời” come from?
qua đời (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.
qua đời (Vietnamese): to pass away; to decease
Ancestry of “qua đời”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | quả | piece of fruit; something round; round, painted... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | quầy | low cabinet in a shop or store for displaying... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | kweː | — |