Where does “trước Công Nguyên” come from?

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

trước Công Nguyên (Vietnamese): before the Common Era

Definitions

  1. before the Common Era

Ancestry of “trước Công Nguyên”, step by step

trước Công Nguyên 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 Công Nguyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCông Nguyênthe Common Era
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laːk →Every word from Vietnamese trước →
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