Where does “xoay quanh” come from?

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

xoay quanh (Vietnamese): to revolve

Definitions

  1. to revolve

Ancestry of “xoay quanh”, step by step

xoay quanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quanh

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

via Vietnamese xoáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexoáyto swirl, to whirl
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiŋ