Where does “lưu giữ” come from?

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

lưu giữ (Vietnamese): to keep on a long-term basis; to preserve; to store; to archive

Definitions

  1. to keep on a long-term basis; to preserve; to store; to archive

Ancestry of “lưu giữ”, step by step

lưu giữ 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 lưu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselưuto detain; to keep; to save
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