Where does “vui chơi” come from?

vui chơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vui, from Proto-Vietic t-puːj — joyful.

vui chơi (Vietnamese): to have fun; to frolic; to make merry

Definitions

  1. to have fun; to frolic; to make merry

Ancestry of “vui chơi”, step by step

vui chơi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful

via Vietnamese chơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechơito play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-puːj →Every word from Vietnamese vui →