Where does “nuôi sống” come from?

nuôi sống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

nuôi sống (Vietnamese): to support; to sustain life; to keep alive

Definitions

  1. to support; to sustain life; to keep alive

Ancestry of “nuôi sống”, step by step

nuôi sống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese nuôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenuôito feed and raise, to rear; adoptive or adopted
2Proto-Vieticɗoːjto feed
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →