Where does “gạch đá” come from?
gạch đá (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đá, from Chinese 肚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa — mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...
gạch đá (Vietnamese): criticisms
Definitions
- criticisms
Ancestry of “gạch đá”, step by step
gạch đá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đá | rock, stone; ice as used for consumption or... |
| 2 | Chinese | 肚 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l-tjwa | mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,... |
via Vietnamese gạch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gạch | a brick; a tile; any punctuation mark that is a... |