Where does “quen thói” come from?

quen thói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thối, from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

quen thói (Vietnamese): to acquire the (bad) habit of

Definitions

  1. to acquire the (bad) habit of

Ancestry of “quen thói”, step by step

quen thói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethốirotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...
2Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

via Vietnamese quen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequenfamiliar
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiSEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqihEvery word from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y
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