Where does “gối” come from?

gối (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul.

gối (Vietnamese): a pillow; to rest one's head on something; knee

Definitions

  1. a pillow; to rest one's head on something; knee

Ancestry of “gối”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-kuːlʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer-kuul—

Words derived from “gối”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-kuːlʔ →