Where does “thực tế ảo” come from?

thực tế ảo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese áo, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ — upper garment.

thực tế ảo (Vietnamese): virtual reality

Definitions

  1. virtual reality

Ancestry of “thực tế ảo”, step by step

thực tế ảo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese áo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseáoa top; an outfit
2Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment

via Vietnamese thực tế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethực tếreality, real life; real, actual; realistic,...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese áo →