Where does “mất giá” come from?

mất giá (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giá, from Proto-Vietic k-raː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ — road, way.

mất giá (Vietnamese): to decrease in value; to depreciate

Definitions

  1. to decrease in value; to depreciate

Ancestry of “mất giá”, step by step

mất giá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way

via Vietnamese mất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemấtto lose something; to die; to take
2Proto-Vieticɓǝt—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raː →Every word from Vietnamese giá →