Where does “đầu gối” come from?
đầu gối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gối, from Proto-Vietic t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul.
đầu gối (Vietnamese): knee
Ancestry of “đầu gối”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | gối | a pillow; to rest one's head on something; knee |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-kuːlʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | -kuul | — |