Where does “trái tim” come from?

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

trái tim (Vietnamese): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “trái tim”, step by step

trái tim 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 tim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetima heart

Words derived from “trái tim”

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