Where does “trái ngược” come from?

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

trái ngược (Vietnamese): opposite; contrary; contradictory generally speaking

Definitions

  1. opposite; contrary; contradictory generally speaking

Ancestry of “trái ngược”, step by step

trái ngược traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráileft; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend

via Vietnamese ngược

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengượcreverse; contrary
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer laas →Every word from Proto-Vietic p-laːs →Every word from Vietnamese trái →