Where does “chó săn” come from?

chó săn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sân, from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

chó săn (Vietnamese): a hunting dog

Definitions

  1. a hunting dog

Ancestry of “chó săn”, step by step

chó săn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesâna yard; a ground for playing physical sports; a...
2Frenchchâleshawl
3HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
4Urduشالshawl; scarf
5Persianشالshawl; scarf
6Hindiदुशालाshawl
7Sanskritद्विशाट

via Vietnamese chó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóa dog; a bitch
2Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
3Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाटEvery word from Hindi दुशालाEvery word from Persian شال