Where does “đáp trả” come from?

đáp trả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trả, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

đáp trả (Vietnamese): to respond in kind; to retaliate

Definitions

  1. to respond in kind; to retaliate

Ancestry of “đáp trả”, step by step

đáp trả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrảto return, to give back; to pay
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese đáp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđápto reply or respond
2Middle Chinese答—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →