Where does “chó” come from?

chó (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ — dog.

chó (Vietnamese): a dog; a bitch

Definitions

  1. a dog; a bitch

Ancestry of “chó”, step by step

chó traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
2Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog

via English XO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishXOInitialism of extra old; a grade of premium...
2Proto-Vietic*tʃɔh—

via Proto-Vietic cəː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticcəː—

Words derived from “chó”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ →