Where does “rối loạn” come from?

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

rối loạn (Vietnamese): disorderly; disturbed; troubled

Definitions

  1. disorderly; disturbed; troubled

Ancestry of “rối loạn”, step by step

rối loạn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rối

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

via Vietnamese loạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseloạna rebellion; disordered; chaotic
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːjEvery word from Vietnamese rối