Where does “nêu gương” come from?

nêu gương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gương, from Middle Chinese 鏡.

nêu gương (Vietnamese): to set an example

Definitions

  1. to set an example

Ancestry of “nêu gương”, step by step

nêu gương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegươnga mirror; an example; a role model; Synonym of...
2Middle Chinese鏡—

via Vietnamese nêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêuto raise (a question, suggestion, etc.); to bring up; to set
Every word from Middle Chinese 鏡 →Every word from Vietnamese gương →