Where does “khấn vái” come from?

khấn vái (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vải, from Proto-Vietic k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas — cotton.

khấn vái (Vietnamese): to say prayer and make obeisance

Definitions

  1. to say prayer and make obeisance

Ancestry of “khấn vái”, step by step

khấn vái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vải

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevảicloth, fabric; lychee
2Proto-Vietick-paːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkpaascotton

via Vietnamese khăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhăntowel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-paːs →Every word from Vietnamese vải →