Where does “trước đây” come from?

trước đây (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trước, from Proto-Vietic k-laːk — before, in front of.

trước đây (Vietnamese): before; formerly; in the past

Definitions

  1. before; formerly; in the past

Ancestry of “trước đây”, step by step

trước đây traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrướcbefore; in front of; ago
2Proto-Vietick-laːkbefore, in front of

via Vietnamese đây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđâythis; here
2Proto-Taiɗɤjᴬgood
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laːk →Every word from Vietnamese trước →