Where does “lều trại” come from?

lều trại (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trái, from Proto-Vietic p-laːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas — to spread; to extend.

lều trại (Vietnamese): a tent; a camping tent

Definitions

  1. a tent; a camping tent

Ancestry of “lều trại”, step by step

lều trại traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráileft; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend

via Vietnamese lều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselềua hut
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːs →Every word from Vietnamese trái →