Where does “chứa đựng” come from?

chứa đựng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đứng, from Chinese 容.

chứa đựng (Vietnamese): to contain; to be filled with

Definitions

  1. to contain; to be filled with

Ancestry of “chứa đựng”, step by step

chứa đựng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—

via Vietnamese chúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúathe retired father of a monarch of feudal...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Chinese 容 →Every word from Vietnamese đứng →