Where does “au châư” come from?

au châư (Tày) comes from Tày au, from Proto-Tai ʔawᴬ — to take.

au châư (Tày): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “au châư”, step by step

au châư traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày au

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàyauto take; to seize; to receive
2Proto-Taiʔawᴬto take

via Tày châư

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàychâưwealthy
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔawᴬ →Every word from Tày au →