Where does “vượt trội” come from?

vượt trội (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vượt, from Chinese 越, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɢʷrat — to travel, go through.

vượt trội (Vietnamese): to surpass; to (far) exceed; to outperform

Definitions

  1. to surpass; to (far) exceed; to outperform

Ancestry of “vượt trội”, step by step

vượt trội traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vượt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevượtto pass over
2Chinese越—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ɢʷratto travel, go through

via Vietnamese trội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrộiexcellent; outstanding; highly superior
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɢʷrat →Every word from Chinese 越 →Every word from Vietnamese vượt →