Where does “trả” come from?

trả (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

trả (Vietnamese): to return, to give back; to pay

Definitions

  1. to return, to give back; to pay

Ancestry of “trả”, step by step

trả traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 茶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese茶tea
2Proto-Loloishla¹tea
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Middle Chinese 把

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese把—

via Khmer ប្រា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាa type of fish, Pangasius pangasius

Words derived from “trả”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →