Where does “vải dù” come from?

vải dù (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vải, from Proto-Vietic k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas — cotton.

vải dù (Vietnamese): a type of fabric often used for making umbrellas; parachute fabric

Definitions

  1. a type of fabric often used for making umbrellas; parachute fabric

Ancestry of “vải dù”, step by step

vải dù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vải

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevảicloth, fabric; lychee
2Proto-Vietick-paːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkpaascotton

via Vietnamese dù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedùumbrella; parachute; even if
2Proto-Vieticjɨh—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas →