Where does “chỗ ở” come from?

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

chỗ ở (Vietnamese): dwelling; abode; residence; domicile

Definitions

  1. dwelling; abode; residence; domicile

Ancestry of “chỗ ở”, step by step

chỗ ở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

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

via Vietnamese ở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseởat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay
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