Where does “vùi lấp” come from?

vùi lấp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vui, from Proto-Vietic t-puːj — joyful.

vùi lấp (Vietnamese): to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury

Ancestry of “vùi lấp”, step by step

vùi lấp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful

via Vietnamese lấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselấpto fill up; to stop (up)
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-puːj →Every word from Vietnamese vui →