Where does “lúa” come from?

lúa (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔa-lɔːʔ — paddy rice.

lúa (Vietnamese): rice; paddy; unhusked rice; money

Definitions

  1. rice; paddy; unhusked rice; money

Ancestry of “lúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔa-lɔːʔpaddy rice

Words derived from “lúa”

Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-lɔːʔ →