Where does “lễ” come from?

lễ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

lễ (Vietnamese): bribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...

Definitions

  1. bribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...

Ancestry of “lễ”, step by step

lễ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-lɛː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Proto-Vietic t-lɛːl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-lɛːlto stick out tongue

via Proto-Vietic lɛh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticlɛh—

Words derived from “lễ”

Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →