Where does “chó đểu” come from?
chó đểu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chó, from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ — dog.
chó đểu (Vietnamese): a boor; brute; vulgarian
Definitions
- a boor; brute; vulgarian
Ancestry of “chó đểu”, step by step
chó đểu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chó | a dog; a bitch |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔa-cɔːʔ | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cɔʔ | dog |
via Vietnamese đểu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đểu | ill-bred; unmannerly; caddish |