Where does “qua mặt” come from?
qua mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.
qua mặt (Vietnamese): to overlook
Ancestry of “qua mặt”, step by step
qua mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese quả
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 | — |
via Vietnamese mặt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mặt | face; aspect; dimension; right |
| 2 | Middle Vietnamese | 𩈘 | face |