Where does “đứng ngoài” come from?

đứng ngoài (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đứng, from Chinese 容.

đứng ngoài (Vietnamese): to stand aside

Definitions

  1. to stand aside

Ancestry of “đứng ngoài”, step by step

đứng ngoài traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—

via Vietnamese ngoài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengoàioutside, exterior; outside, out of; in, inside
2Middle Chinese外—
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