Where does “rốt cuộc” come from?

rốt cuộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cuộc, from Chinese 局, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk — to bend.

rốt cuộc (Vietnamese): finally; in the end; after all

Definitions

  1. finally; in the end; after all

Ancestry of “rốt cuộc”, step by step

rốt cuộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cuộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecuộcany large-scale, periodic event, such as a...
2Chinese局—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kəwkto bend

via Vietnamese rốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserốtlast
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk →Every word from Chinese 局 →Every word from Vietnamese cuộc →