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

Definitions

  1. to overlook

Ancestry of “qua mặt”, step by step

qua mặt 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 mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweːEvery word from Vietnamese quầyEvery word from Vietnamese quả