Where does “già yếu” come from?

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

già yếu (Vietnamese): old and weak; senile; senescent; decrepit and feeble

Definitions

  1. old and weak; senile; senescent; decrepit and feeble

Ancestry of “già yếu”, step by step

già yếu 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 yếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyếuweak, feeble
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