Where does “châu” come from?

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

châu (Vietnamese): a province in ancient China and its colonies;...

Definitions

  1. a province in ancient China and its colonies;...

Ancestry of “châu”, step by step

châu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic cuːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
2Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

via Chinese 朝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese朝—

via Proto-Vietic coːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticcoːʔ—

Words derived from “châu”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →