Where does “trở” come from?

trở (Vietnamese) comes 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.

trở (Vietnamese): to turn, to change

Definitions

  1. to turn, to change

Ancestry of “trở”, step by step

trở traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tlo

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

via Proto-Vietic p-loh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticp-loh
2Proto-Vieticm-lohto blossom

via Proto-Vietic p-lɔː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticp-lɔː

Words derived from “trở

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ