Where does “rắc rối” come from?

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

rắc rối (Vietnamese): complicated; complex; intricate; troublesome;...

Definitions

  1. complicated; complex; intricate; troublesome;...

Ancestry of “rắc rối”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameserốiShort for con rối; tangled; ravelled; entangled;...
2Proto-Vieticp-rɔːj—
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese rối →