Where does “gáy” come from?

gáy (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Vietnamese gấy, from Proto-Vietic t-giːʔ.

gáy (Vietnamese): nape; to crow; to pipe; to brag, to crow

Definitions

  1. nape; to crow; to pipe; to brag, to crow

Ancestry of “gáy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Vietnamesegấy
2Proto-Vietict-giːʔ
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-giːʔEvery word from Middle Vietnamese gấy
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