Where does “giá” come from?

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

giá (Vietnamese): price; bean sprouts; shelf

Definitions

  1. price; bean sprouts; shelf

Ancestry of “giá”, step by step

giá traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-raː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-raː—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way

via Chinese 價

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese價—

via Chinese 家

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese家-er

Words derived from “giá”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →