Where does “sắp xếp” come from?

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

sắp xếp (Vietnamese): to arrange, to organize

Definitions

  1. to arrange, to organize

Ancestry of “sắp xếp”, step by step

sắp xếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sắp

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

via Vietnamese xếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexếpto arrange; to put in order; to fold
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer srap →Every word from Vietnamese sắp →