Where does “coi sóc” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to look after; to take care of; to nurture

Ancestry of “coi sóc”, step by step

coi 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 cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer prɔɔk →Every word from Proto-Vietic prɔːk →Every word from Vietnamese sóc →