Where does “giá rét” come from?

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

giá rét (Vietnamese): cold; frosty; chilly generally speaking

Definitions

  1. cold; frosty; chilly generally speaking

Ancestry of “giá rét”, step by step

giá rét 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 rét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserétvery cold; cold; to shiver
2Proto-Vieticsɛːt—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →Every word from Vietnamese giá →