Where does “chày” come from?

chày (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic tʃ-reː, from Proto-Vietic tʃeː — to grind, to husk rice.

chày (Vietnamese): a pestle; a bat

Definitions

  1. a pestle; a bat

Ancestry of “chày”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietictʃ-reː—
2Proto-Vietictʃeːto grind, to husk rice

Words derived from “chày”

Every word from Proto-Vietic tʃeː →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʃ-reː →