Where does “ấp ủ” come from?

ấp ủ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese U, from Portuguese u, from Old Portuguese u, from Latin ubi, from Latin cubi, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

ấp ủ (Vietnamese): to wrap up; to muffle up (in clothing to keep warm)

Definitions

  1. to wrap up; to muffle up (in clothing to keep warm)

Ancestry of “ấp ủ”, step by step

ấp ủ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseU
2Portugueseuu; where; Eye dialect spelling of o
3Old Portugueseuwhere
4Latinubiwhere? in what place?, in which place?; "When" or...
5Latincubinominative plural of cubus; genitive singular of...
6LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
7Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

via Vietnamese ấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấphamlet; to embrace, to hug; to hatch, to brood,...
2Proto-Vieticʔəp
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβοςEvery word from Latin cubusEvery word from Latin cubi