Where does “viêm quầng” come from?

viêm quầng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quàng, from Chinese 廣.

viêm quầng (Vietnamese): erythema

Definitions

  1. erythema

Ancestry of “viêm quầng”, step by step

viêm quầng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequàngnonsensical, absurd; indiscriminate; to put on,...
2Chinese廣—

via Vietnamese viêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviêminflammation
2Middle Chinese炎—
Every word from Chinese 廣 →