Where does “sắp đặt” come from?

sắp đặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sắp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer srap — ready, prepared.

sắp đặt (Vietnamese): to arrange; to organise; to set up

Definitions

  1. to arrange; to organise; to set up

Ancestry of “sắp đặt”, step by step

sắp đặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesắpabout to; to arrange
2Proto-Mon-Khmersrapready, prepared

via Vietnamese đặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđặtto place; to put; to lay; to commission; to order
2Proto-Vieticdac ~ tac—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer srap →
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