Where does “tiếp sức” come from?

tiếp sức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sức, from Proto-Vietic k-rək, from Old Chinese 力.

tiếp sức (Vietnamese): to give strength; to relay

Definitions

  1. to give strength; to relay

Ancestry of “tiếp sức”, step by step

tiếp sức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesứcstrength; power
2Proto-Vietick-rəkstrong
3Old Chinese力—

via Vietnamese tiếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếpto be contiguous to; to be adjacent to; to join;...
2Middle Chinese接—
Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rək →Every word from Vietnamese sức →