Where does “tài lẻ” come from?

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

tài lẻ (Vietnamese): talent; skill

Definitions

  1. talent; skill

Ancestry of “tài lẻ”, step by step

tài lẻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese tại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạiat; in; on; because of; due to; because
2Chinese在—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese lễ →