Where does “trời đất ơi” come from?

trời đất ơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trời, from Proto-Vietic b-ləːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ — sky; rain; forest.

trời đất ơi (Vietnamese): Alternative form of trời ơi

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of trời ơi

Ancestry of “trời đất ơi”, step by step

trời đất ơi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrờithe sky; weather; a generic deification of the...
2Proto-Vieticb-ləːjsky
3Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest

via Vietnamese ơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseơisuffixes to someone's name or kinship title, used...
2Proto-Vietick-ʔoːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpʔusguava

via Vietnamese đất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
2Proto-Vietictət—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic b-ləːj →Every word from Vietnamese trời →