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

Definitions

  1. to pass away; to decease

Ancestry of “qua đời”, step by step

qua đời 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 đời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđờilife; world; generation
2Middle Chinese代—
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweː →Every word from Vietnamese quầy →Every word from Vietnamese quả →