Where does “rảnh rỗi” come from?

rảnh rỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rối, from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj.

rảnh rỗi (Vietnamese): free; unoccupied generally speaking

Definitions

  1. free; unoccupied generally speaking

Ancestry of “rảnh rỗi”, step by step

rảnh rỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameserốiShort for con rối; tangled; ravelled; entangled;...
2Proto-Vieticp-rɔːj—

via Vietnamese rành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserànhto know clearly; to be acquainted (with)

Words derived from “rảnh rỗi”

Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese rối →