Where does “gối xếp” come from?

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

gối xếp (Vietnamese): cushion, pillow

Definitions

  1. cushion, pillow

Ancestry of “gối xếp”, step by step

gối xếp 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 xếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexếpto arrange; to put in order; to fold
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer -kuul