Where does “cối xay gió” come from?

cối xay gió (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gió, from Proto-Vietic k-jɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal.

cối xay gió (Vietnamese): windmill

Definitions

  1. windmill

Ancestry of “cối xay gió”, step by step

cối xay gió traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gió

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiówind; harmful elements that are believed to cause...
2Proto-Vietick-jɔːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkjaal—

via Vietnamese xáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáyto dig (with a pointed tool); to hollow; to excavate; to scoop out
2Proto-Taiqrajegg

via Vietnamese cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kjaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-jɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gió →