Where does “gái mại dâm” come from?
gái mại dâm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gái, from Proto-Vietic t-keː — thorn.
gái mại dâm (Vietnamese): prostitute
Ancestry of “gái mại dâm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | gái | girls and women; whores; female |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-keː | thorn |