Where does “lại” come from?
lại (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 賴, from English line, from Middle English line, from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
lại (Vietnamese): again; on the other hand, meanwhile; to come
Definitions
- again; on the other hand, meanwhile; to come
Ancestry of “lại”, step by step
lại traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 賴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 賴 | — |
| 2 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 3 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 4 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
via Proto-Vietic laːs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | laːs | tongue |
via Proto-Vietic laːjʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | laːjʔ | — |