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

  1. to pretend

Ancestry of “giả cách”, step by step

giả cách 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 cách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáchway, manner, fashion; grammatical case; to be...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔEvery word from Proto-Vietic k-raːEvery word from Vietnamese giá
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