Where does “gối dựa” come from?

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

gối dựa (Vietnamese): pillow, cushion

Definitions

  1. pillow, cushion

Ancestry of “gối dựa”, step by step

gối dựa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegốia pillow; to rest one's head on something; knee
2Proto-Vietict-kuːlʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer-kuul—

via Vietnamese dựa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedựato lean on; to base on
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpda(a)ʔto lean on
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul →