Where does “rong chơi” come from?

rong chơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rộng, from Proto-Vietic roːŋʔ.

rong chơi (Vietnamese): to relaxingly wander

Definitions

  1. to relaxingly wander

Ancestry of “rong chơi”, step by step

rong chơi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rộng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserộnghaving lots of space, or spanning across great...
2Proto-Vieticroːŋʔ—

via Vietnamese chơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechơito play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)
Every word from Proto-Vietic roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese rộng →