Where does “trái” come from?

trái (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic p-laːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas — to spread; to extend.

trái (Vietnamese): left; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...

Definitions

  1. left; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...

Ancestry of “trái”, step by step

trái traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic p-laːs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
2Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend

via Proto-Vietic k-laːjʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-laːjʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaj(ʔ)—

via Proto-Vietic p-laːl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticp-laːlmale, man; young man

Words derived from “trái”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːs →