Where does “trước hết” come from?

trước hết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hết, from Proto-Vietic heːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət.

trước hết (Vietnamese): firstly; first of all

Definitions

  1. firstly; first of all

Ancestry of “trước hết”, step by step

trước hết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehếtto finish, to end, to expire, to come to an end;...
2Proto-Vieticheːtfinished
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—

via Vietnamese trước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrướcbefore; in front of; ago
2Proto-Vietick-laːkbefore, in front of
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət →Every word from Proto-Vietic heːt →Every word from Vietnamese hết →