Where does “bù đắp” come from?

bù đắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đắp, from Proto-Vietic tap, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟt₁ap — layer, to superimpose.

bù đắp (Vietnamese): to make up for (something); to compensate for (something)

Definitions

  1. to make up for (something); to compensate for (something)

Ancestry of “bù đắp”, step by step

bù đắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđắpto cover something with a layer; to heap on; to...
2Proto-Vietictap—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟt₁aplayer, to superimpose

via Vietnamese bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebúto suck to consume milk
2Proto-Vieticbuːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔbuuʔto suck at the breast, to suckle
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟt₁ap →Every word from Proto-Vietic tap →Every word from Vietnamese đắp →