Where does “nuôi dưỡng” come from?

nuôi dưỡng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nuôi, from Proto-Vietic ɗoːj — to feed.

nuôi dưỡng (Vietnamese): to nurture and take good care of; to rear; to bring up; to raise generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to nurture and take good care of; to rear; to bring up; to raise generally speaking

Ancestry of “nuôi dưỡng”, step by step

nuôi dưỡng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nuôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenuôito feed and raise, to rear; adoptive or adopted
2Proto-Vieticɗoːjto feed

via Vietnamese dưỡng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedưỡngto nourish; to foster; to raise generally speaking
2Chinese養to nurture
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗoːj →Every word from Vietnamese nuôi →