Where does “xây đắp” come from?

xây đắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đắp, from Proto-Vietic tap, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟt₁ap — layer, to superimpose.

xây đắp (Vietnamese): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “xây đắp”, step by step

xây đắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđắpto cover something with a layer; to heap on; to...
2Proto-Vietictap—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟt₁aplayer, to superimpose

via Vietnamese xáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáyto dig (with a pointed tool); to hollow; to excavate; to scoop out
2Proto-Taiqrajegg
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟt₁ap →Every word from Proto-Vietic tap →Every word from Vietnamese đắp →