Where does “lấy lệ” come from?

lấy lệ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lấy, from Proto-Vietic leːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer liʔ — to take.

lấy lệ (Vietnamese): perfunctorily

Definitions

  1. perfunctorily

Ancestry of “lấy lệ”, step by step

lấy lệ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lấy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselấyto take, to seize; to receive, to obtain, to...
2Proto-Vieticleːʔto take
3Proto-Mon-Khmerliʔto take

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer liʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic leːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese lấy →