Where does “cháu” come from?

cháu (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.

cháu (Vietnamese): a nephew, a niece or a grandchild; I/me, your...

Definitions

  1. a nephew, a niece or a grandchild; I/me, your...

Ancestry of “cháu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
2Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →