Where does “lấy” come from?

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

lấy (Vietnamese): to take, to seize; to receive, to obtain, to...

Definitions

  1. to take, to seize; to receive, to obtain, to...

Ancestry of “lấy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticleːʔto take
2Proto-Mon-Khmerliʔto take

Words derived from “lấy

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer liʔ
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