Where does “giữ vững” come from?

giữ vững (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giữ, from Proto-Vietic k-cɨh.

giữ vững (Vietnamese): to hold something steady

Definitions

  1. to hold something steady

Ancestry of “giữ vững”, step by step

giữ vững traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiữto keep, to hold and maintain as one's own; to...
2Proto-Vietick-cɨh—

via Vietnamese vững

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevữngfirm
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-cɨh →Every word from Vietnamese giữ →