Where does “Chèn Lasèl” come from?

Chèn Lasèl (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole chèn, from French chien, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ancestry of “Chèn Lasèl”, step by step

Chèn Lasèl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole chèn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolechèndog
2Frenchchiendog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Haitian Creole Pik Lasèl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian CreolePik Lasèl—
2FrenchPic la Selle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →