Where does “gáy” come from?

gáy (Middle Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-karʔ, from Middle Vietnamese gấy, from Proto-Vietic t-giːʔ.

Ancestry of “gáy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-karʔ—
2Middle Vietnamesegấy—
3Proto-Vietict-giːʔ—

Words derived from “gáy”

Every word from Proto-Vietic t-giːʔ →Every word from Middle Vietnamese gấy →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-karʔ →