Where does “rối trí” come from?

rối trí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trí, from Chinese 智 — wisdom.

rối trí (Vietnamese): confused; chaotic

Definitions

  1. confused; chaotic

Ancestry of “rối trí”, step by step

rối trí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrímind; clever
2Chinese智wisdom

via Vietnamese rối

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