Where does “diễn ra” come from?

diễn ra (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rà, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

diễn ra (Vietnamese): to take place

Definitions

  1. to take place

Ancestry of “diễn ra”, step by step

diễn ra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Vietnamese diễn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesediễnto act; to perform; to take place; to occur
2Middle Chinese演—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →