Where does “giữ trẻ” come from?

giữ trẻ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trẻ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

giữ trẻ (Vietnamese): to mind children; to babysit

Definitions

  1. to mind children; to babysit

Ancestry of “giữ trẻ”, step by step

giữ trẻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrẻyoung; a child; young children; infants
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese giữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiữto keep, to hold and maintain as one's own; to...
2Proto-Vietick-cɨh—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese trẻ →