Where does “xếp hàng” come from?

xếp hàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàng, from Proto-Vietic haːŋ — cave.

xếp hàng (Vietnamese): to line up; to queue up

Definitions

  1. to line up; to queue up

Ancestry of “xếp hàng”, step by step

xếp hàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave

via Vietnamese xếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexếpto arrange; to put in order; to fold
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese hàng →