Where does “lá” come from?
lá (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-laːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaʔ — leaf.
lá (Vietnamese): a leaf; green
Ancestry of “lá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-laːʔ | leaf |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | slaʔ | leaf |