Where does “quan điểm” come from?
quan điểm (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 観点, from Japanese 点, from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.
quan điểm (Vietnamese): a stance
Ancestry of “quan điểm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 観点 | a viewpoint; a point of view |
| 2 | Japanese | 点 | spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 點 | mark, spot; dot, mark |