Where does “tròn quay” come from?

tròn quay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.

tròn quay (Vietnamese): very round; very plump

Definitions

  1. very round; very plump

Ancestry of “tròn quay”, step by step

tròn quay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
2Proto-Vietickweː

via Vietnamese tròn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrònround, especially circular, elliptical, oval, cylindrical or spherical
Every word from Proto-Vietic kweːEvery word from Vietnamese quầy