Where does “kèm theo” come from?

kèm theo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kém, from French chou à la crème, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kèm theo (Vietnamese): to accompany; to be attached to

Definitions

to accompany; to be attached to

Ancestry of “kèm theo”, step by step

kèm theo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kém

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	kém	less; lesser; bad; preceding
2	French	chou à la crème	cream puff
3	French	crème	cream; cool; café crème
4	Middle French	chresme	cream (milk product)
5	Old French	cresme	cream
6	Late Latin	crama	skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7	Late Latin	chrisma	ointment
8	Ancient Greek	χρῖσμα	anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9	Ancient Greek	χρίω	to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10	Proto-Indo-European	gʰrēy-	to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11	Proto-Indo-European	gʰer-	to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Vietnamese theo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	theo	to follow; to accompany, come with, follow; to...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω →