Where does “giả cách” come from?
giả cách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giá, from Proto-Vietic k-raː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ — road, way.
giả cách (Vietnamese): to pretend
Definitions
- to pretend
Ancestry of “giả cách”, step by step
giả cách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese giá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giá | price; bean sprouts; shelf |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-raː | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kraʔ | road, way |
via Vietnamese cách
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cách | way, manner, fashion; grammatical case; to be... |