Where does “áo vải” come from?

áo vải (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vải, from Proto-Vietic k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas — cotton.

áo vải (Vietnamese): of common descent, without illustrious forebears, especially not descended from highly ranked people in the previous dynasty

Definitions

  1. of common descent, without illustrious forebears, especially not descended from highly ranked people in the previous dynasty

Ancestry of “áo vải”, step by step

áo vải traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vải

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevảicloth, fabric; lychee
2Proto-Vietick-paːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkpaascotton

via Vietnamese áo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseáoa top; an outfit
2Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-paːs →Every word from Vietnamese vải →
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