Where does “thói quen” come from?

thói quen (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thối, from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

thói quen (Vietnamese): habit

Definitions

  1. habit

Ancestry of “thói quen”, step by step

thói quen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethốirotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...
2Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

via Vietnamese quen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequenfamiliar
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiSEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqihEvery word from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y
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