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
- nape; to crow; to pipe; to brag, to crow
Ancestry of “gáy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Vietnamese | gấy | — |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-giːʔ | — |