Where does “vải” come from?
vải (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas — cotton.
vải (Vietnamese): cloth, fabric; lychee
Ancestry of “vải”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-paːs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kpaas | cotton |