Where does “xây cất” come from?

xây cất (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xáy, from Proto-Tai qraj — egg.

xây cất (Vietnamese): to build; to construct

Definitions

  1. to build; to construct

Ancestry of “xây cất”, step by step

xây cất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáyto dig (with a pointed tool); to hollow; to excavate; to scoop out
2Proto-Taiqrajegg

via Vietnamese cất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecấtto lift, to raise
Every word from Proto-Tai qraj →Every word from Vietnamese xáy →