Where does “cưu mang” come from?

cưu mang (Vietnamese) comes from Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cưu mang (Vietnamese): to help someone in desperate times; to take someone under one's wing

Definitions

  1. to help someone in desperate times; to take someone under one's wing

Ancestry of “cưu mang”, step by step

cưu mang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese cuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecuu—
2Latincūlusthe arse, ass
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Vietnamese mạng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạnga spiderweb; network; veil
2Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →