Where does “dối trá” come from?

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

dối trá (Vietnamese): deceptive; fraudulent

Definitions

  1. deceptive; fraudulent

Ancestry of “dối trá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrảto return, to give back; to pay
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →