Where does “trải qua” come from?
trải qua (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quả, from Vietnamese quầy, from Proto-Vietic kweː.
trải qua (Vietnamese): to pass; to spend (time)
Ancestry of “trải qua”, step by step
trải qua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese quả
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | quả | piece of fruit; something round; round, painted... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | quầy | low cabinet in a shop or store for displaying... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | kweː | — |
via Vietnamese trái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | trái | left; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | p-laːs | fathom |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | laas | to spread; to extend |