Where does “rào trước đón sau” come from?
rào trước đón sau (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sâu, from Urdu سو, from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos — year; year-old.
rào trước đón sau (Vietnamese): to cleverly point out something infelicitous in advance so that the listener will be understanding when it occurs and find it difficult to fault the speaker; to be careful with one's words; to be on the defensive
Definitions
- to cleverly point out something infelicitous in advance so that the listener will be understanding when it occurs and find it difficult to fault the speaker; to be careful with one's words; to be on the defensive
Ancestry of “rào trước đón sau”, step by step
rào trước đón sau traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese sâu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sâu | deep; deeply; caterpillar |
| 2 | Urdu | سو | hundred |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शत | hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वत्सर | year |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वत्स | a calf; the young of any animal, offspring,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |