Where does “chả” come from?
chả (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ, from Old Chinese 稼.
chả (Vietnamese): patty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all
Definitions
- patty; Vietnamese pork sausage; not at all
Ancestry of “chả”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *klaːꟲ | — |
| 2 | Old Chinese | 稼 | — |