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

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “đầu gối”, step by step

đầu gối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegốia pillow; to rest one's head on something; knee
2Proto-Vietict-kuːlʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer-kuul—

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-kuːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gối →