Where does “bên cạnh” come from?

bên cạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bền, from French benne, from Latin benna, from Gaulish benna, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bên cạnh (Vietnamese): adjacent (to); next to

Definitions

  1. adjacent (to); next to

Ancestry of “bên cạnh”, step by step

bên cạnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebềndurable; strong; solid; firm; long-lasting
2Frenchbennebin; barrow; dump truck
3Latinbennakind of carriage
4Gaulishbennacarriage
5Proto-Celtic*bendā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →