Where does “điển trai” come from?

điển trai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trái, from Proto-Vietic p-laːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas — to spread; to extend.

điển trai (Vietnamese): handsome; good-looking

Definitions

  1. handsome; good-looking

Ancestry of “điển trai”, step by step

điển trai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráileft; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend

via Vietnamese điển

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiểnclassical book, classical example, literary...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːs →Every word from Vietnamese trái →