Where does “để cho” come from?
để cho (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chó, from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ — dog.
Ancestry of “để cho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | chó | a dog; a bitch |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔa-cɔːʔ | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cɔʔ | dog |