Where does “cứu vớt” come from?

cứu vớt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cứu, from Chinese 救.

cứu vớt (Vietnamese): to rescue; to save

Definitions

  1. to rescue; to save

Ancestry of “cứu vớt”, step by step

cứu vớt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cứu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecứuto save, to rescue, to relieve
2Chinese救—

via Vietnamese vớt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevớtto pull something out
Every word from Chinese 救 →Every word from Vietnamese cứu →