Where does “đền bù” come from?

đền bù (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bú, from Proto-Vietic buːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔbuuʔ — to suck at the breast, to suckle.

đền bù (Vietnamese): to compensate; recoup

Definitions

  1. to compensate; recoup

Ancestry of “đền bù”, step by step

đền bù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebúto suck to consume milk
2Proto-Vieticbuːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔbuuʔto suck at the breast, to suckle

via Vietnamese đền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđềntemple; to compensate; to make up
2Middle Chinese填—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔbuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic buːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese bú →