Where does “dựa trên” come from?

dựa trên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trên, from Proto-Vietic k-leːɲ.

dựa trên (Vietnamese): to base on

Definitions

  1. to base on

Ancestry of “dựa trên”, step by step

dựa trên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrênupper; higher, superior; on
2Proto-Vietick-leːɲ—

via Vietnamese dựa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedựato lean on; to base on
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpda(a)ʔto lean on
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-leːɲ →Every word from Vietnamese trên →