Where does “già cỗi” come from?

già cỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giá, from Proto-Vietic k-raː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ — road, way.

già cỗi (Vietnamese): old and stunted

Definitions

  1. old and stunted

Ancestry of “già cỗi”, step by step

già cỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way

via Vietnamese cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →Every word from Vietnamese giá →