Where does “chăm sóc” come from?

chăm sóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sóc, from Proto-Vietic prɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer prɔɔk — squirrel.

chăm sóc (Vietnamese): to look after; to take care of

Definitions

  1. to look after; to take care of

Ancestry of “chăm sóc”, step by step

chăm sóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesóca squirrel; to take care of, to look after; a...
2Proto-Vieticprɔːksquirrel
3Proto-Mon-Khmerprɔɔksquirrel

via Vietnamese Chăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseChămthe Cham ethnic group; Cham
2Eastern ChamCamCham (ethnic group or language)
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer prɔɔk →