Where does “chống trả” come from?

chống trả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trả, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

chống trả (Vietnamese): to fight back; to retaliate (against); to resist

Definitions

  1. to fight back; to retaliate (against); to resist

Ancestry of “chống trả”, step by step

chống trả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrảto return, to give back; to pay
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese chống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốngto prop by using a stick-like object; to be...
2Proto-Vieticcoːŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →
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