Where does “kêu gọi” come from?

kêu gọi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kêu, from Proto-Vietic keːw — to call.

kêu gọi (Vietnamese): to appeal to; to call upon

Definitions

  1. to appeal to; to call upon

Ancestry of “kêu gọi”, step by step

kêu gọi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekêuto call, to cry; call
2Proto-Vietickeːwto call

via Vietnamese gọi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegọito call or hail
Every word from Proto-Vietic keːw →Every word from Vietnamese kêu →