Where does “trông coi” come from?

trông coi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trồng, from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ — inside, middle.

trông coi (Vietnamese): to look after

Definitions

  1. to look after

Ancestry of “trông coi”, step by step

trông coi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrồngto plant
2Proto-Vietick-lɔːŋclear; limpid; inside
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkluuŋinside, middle

via Vietnamese cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese trồng →