Where does “vòng quanh” come from?

vòng quanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quanh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiŋ.

vòng quanh (Vietnamese): around; round

Definitions

  1. around; round

Ancestry of “vòng quanh”, step by step

vòng quanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequanhroundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwiŋ—

via Vietnamese vòng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevòngcircle; ring; object shaped like a circle, such...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwaiŋlong
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiŋ →Every word from Vietnamese quanh →