Where does “xây dựng” come from?

xây dựng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đứng, from Chinese 容.

xây dựng (Vietnamese): to build, to construct

Definitions

  1. to build, to construct

Ancestry of “xây dựng”, step by step

xây dựng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—

via Vietnamese xáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáyto dig (with a pointed tool); to hollow; to excavate; to scoop out
2Proto-Taiqrajegg
Every word from Chinese 容 →Every word from Vietnamese đứng →