Where does “ngoài ra” come from?

ngoài 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.

ngoài ra (Vietnamese): besides; additionally; in addition

Definitions

  1. besides; additionally; in addition

Ancestry of “ngoài ra”, step by step

ngoài 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 ngoài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengoàioutside, exterior; outside, out of; in, inside
2Middle Chinese外—
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