Where does “chó sói” come from?

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

chó sói (Vietnamese): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “chó sói”, step by step

chó sói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóa dog; a bitch
2Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
3Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog

via Vietnamese sói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesóia wolf; Siamese jackal; Synonym of hói
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chó →