Where does “há” come from?

há (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic haːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ — to open mouth.

há (Vietnamese): to open; isn't it

Definitions

  1. to open; isn't it

Ancestry of “há”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietichaːʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhaʔto open mouth
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic haːʔ →