Where does “dìu dắt” come from?

dìu dắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dắt, from Proto-Vietic -tac.

dìu dắt (Vietnamese): to guide; to lead

Definitions

  1. to guide; to lead

Ancestry of “dìu dắt”, step by step

dìu dắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedắtto lead
2Proto-Vietic-tac—

via Vietnamese dìu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedìuto help (someone) forward by letting them lean on oneself
Every word from Proto-Vietic -tac →Every word from Vietnamese dắt →