Where does “lài” come from?

lài (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhài, from Chinese 茉莉, from Sanskrit मालती — a kind of jasmine; jasmine.

lài (Vietnamese): jasmine

Definitions

  1. jasmine

Ancestry of “lài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàijasmine; paper fan pin; maid; maidservant;...
2Chinese茉莉jasmine; perfume obtained from these plants
3Sanskritमालतीa kind of jasmine; jasmine
Every word from Sanskrit मालती →Every word from Chinese 茉莉 →Every word from Vietnamese nhài →