Where does “kết trái” come from?

kết trái (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trái, from Proto-Vietic p-laːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas — to spread; to extend.

kết trái (Vietnamese): to bear fruit

Definitions

  1. to bear fruit

Ancestry of “kết trái”, step by step

kết trái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráileft; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend

via Chinese 結

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese結—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːs →Every word from Vietnamese trái →
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