Where does “chèo chống” come from?

chèo chống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chống, from Proto-Vietic coːŋʔ.

chèo chống (Vietnamese): to row and punt (in order to move in water)

Definitions

  1. to row and punt (in order to move in water)

Ancestry of “chèo chống”, step by step

chèo chống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốngto prop by using a stick-like object; to be...
2Proto-Vieticcoːŋʔ—

via Vietnamese cheo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecheochevrotain; mouse deer (of the family Tragulidae)
2Proto-Vietict-rɛːwchevrotain
Every word from Proto-Vietic coːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chống →