Where does “ráo trọi” come from?

ráo trọi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rào, from Middle Chinese 牢.

ráo trọi (Vietnamese): all gone

Definitions

  1. all gone

Ancestry of “ráo trọi”, step by step

ráo trọi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràofence; to encircle; small river, creek, stream
2Middle Chinese牢—

via Vietnamese trọi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesetrọiAlternative form of trụi
Every word from Middle Chinese 牢 →Every word from Vietnamese rào →