Where does “ráy tai” come from?

ráy tai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tại, from Chinese 在.

ráy tai (Vietnamese): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “ráy tai”, step by step

ráy tai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạiat; in; on; because of; due to; because
2Chinese在—

via Vietnamese ráy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseráy(con~) eardrum, earhole
Every word from Chinese 在 →Every word from Vietnamese tại →