Where does “trả treo” come from?

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

trả treo (Vietnamese): to counterargue in a disrespectful way, especially to elder persons

Definitions

  1. to counterargue in a disrespectful way, especially to elder persons

Ancestry of “trả treo”, step by step

trả treo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrảto return, to give back; to pay
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese trèo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrèoto climb
2Proto-Vieticg-lɛːw—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →