Where does “rối rít” come from?

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

rối rít (Vietnamese): in a bustle; nervous; rushed

Definitions

  1. in a bustle; nervous; rushed

Ancestry of “rối rít”, step by step

rối rít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rối

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

via Vietnamese rít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserítto shriek, screech, howl
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese rối →
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