Where does “thoáng qua” come from?

thoáng qua (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.

thoáng qua (Vietnamese): fleeting

Definitions

  1. fleeting

Ancestry of “thoáng qua”, step by step

thoáng qua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequảpiece of fruit; something round; round, painted...
2Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
3Proto-Vietickweː—

via Vietnamese thoáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethoánga short time
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweː →Every word from Vietnamese quầy →Every word from Vietnamese quả →