Where does “vải vóc” come from?

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

vải vóc (Vietnamese): cloth; fabric generally speaking

Definitions

  1. cloth; fabric generally speaking

Ancestry of “vải vóc”, step by step

vải vóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vải

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

via Vietnamese vóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevócheight; stature
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpaas →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-paːs →Every word from Vietnamese vải →