Where does “canh me” come from?

canh me (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

canh me (Vietnamese): to keep an eye for; to look in case of

Definitions

  1. to keep an eye for; to look in case of

Ancestry of “canh me”, step by step

canh me traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Vietnamese mẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemẹa mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2Chinese迷—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ →