Where does “xứ người” come from?

xứ người (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xứ, from French sou, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

xứ người (Vietnamese): a foreign country

Definitions

  1. a foreign country

Ancestry of “xứ người”, step by step

xứ người traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexứa land
2Frenchsousou; money; cash; cent
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →