Where does “cây” come from?

cây (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic gəl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)kər — tree; plant; tree, plant.

cây (Vietnamese): tree; plant; Short for cây số

Definitions

  1. tree; plant; Short for cây số

Ancestry of “cây”, step by step

cây traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic gəl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticgəl—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)kərtree; plant; tree, plant

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-k(j)aːj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetand-k(j)aːjcrab

via Proto-Mon-Khmer cɡəj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmercɡəjdog

Words derived from “cây”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)kər →Every word from Proto-Vietic gəl →