Where does “tráo trở” come from?

tráo trở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trở, from Serbo-Croatian tlo, from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

tráo trở (Vietnamese): treacherous; deceitful

Definitions

  1. treacherous; deceitful

Ancestry of “tráo trở”, step by step

tráo trở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrởto turn, to change
2Serbo-Croatiantloground; floor
3Polishtylkojust, but; only, just
4Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
5Proto-Slavic-liko—
6Albanianlik—
7Proto-Albanianlika—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

via Vietnamese trào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetràoto overflow, to brim over
2Middle Chinese交—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →
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