Where does “giúp lễ” come from?

giúp lễ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

giúp lễ (Vietnamese): to serve at Mass

Definitions

  1. to serve at Mass

Ancestry of “giúp lễ”, step by step

giúp lễ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese giúp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiúpto help; to aid
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese lễ →
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