Where does “hạ giá” come from?

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

hạ giá (Vietnamese): to offer something at a discount

Definitions

  1. to offer something at a discount

Ancestry of “hạ giá”, step by step

hạ giá 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 Hạ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseHạthe Xia dynasty
2Proto-Vietichaːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerhaʔto open mouth
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →Every word from Vietnamese giá →