Where does “đối mặt” come from?

đối mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

đối mặt (Vietnamese): to face (difficulty, danger, etc.); to face up to; to confront

Definitions

  1. to face (difficulty, danger, etc.); to face up to; to confront

Ancestry of “đối mặt”, step by step

đối mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese đối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđốito be contrary to; to be against; to oppose
2Middle Chinese對—
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →