Where does “ở riêng” come from?

ở riêng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ở, from Proto-Vietic ʔəh — to stay.

ở riêng (Vietnamese): to start a family, away from one's parents; to become independent and move away

Definitions

  1. to start a family, away from one's parents; to become independent and move away

Ancestry of “ở riêng”, step by step

ở riêng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseởat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay

via Vietnamese riêng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseriêngprivate; personal; distinct; specific; separate;...
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔəh →