Where does “cát” come from?
cát (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-kaːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ksac — sand.
cát (Vietnamese): sand; grain
Ancestry of “cát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | t-kaːc | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ksac | sand |