Where does “lau chùi” come from?

lau chùi (Vietnamese) comes from English Chui, from Proto-Vietic *k-cuːs.

lau chùi (Vietnamese): to clean by wiping or rubbing with a soft cloth

Definitions

  1. to clean by wiping or rubbing with a soft cloth

Ancestry of “lau chùi”, step by step

lau chùi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChui—
2Proto-Vietic*k-cuːs—

via Vietnamese lâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselâulong
2Proto-Mon-Khmerləwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic *k-cuːs →Every word from English Chui →
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