Where does “trợ giúp” come from?

trợ giúp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trở, from Serbo-Croatian tlo, from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

trợ giúp (Vietnamese): to help, to aid (in times of need or difficulty)

Definitions

  1. to help, to aid (in times of need or difficulty)

Ancestry of “trợ giúp”, step by step

trợ giúp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrởto turn, to change
2Serbo-Croatiantloground; floor
3Polishtylkojust, but; only, just
4Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
5Proto-Slavic-liko
6Albanianlik
7Proto-Albanianlika
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

via Vietnamese giúp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiúpto help; to aid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷEvery word from Proto-Slavic -likoEvery word from Proto-Slavic toliko