Where does “đạo đức giả” come from?

đạo đức giả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giá, from Proto-Vietic k-raː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ — road, way.

đạo đức giả (Vietnamese): hypocrisy; hypocritical

Definitions

  1. hypocrisy; hypocritical

Ancestry of “đạo đức giả”, step by step

đạo đức giả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way

via Vietnamese đạo đức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđạo đứcmorality; ethics
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →Every word from Vietnamese giá →