Where does “cheo cheo” come from?

cheo cheo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cheo, from Proto-Vietic t-rɛːw — chevrotain.

cheo cheo (Vietnamese): chevrotain; mouse deer

Definitions

  1. chevrotain; mouse deer

Ancestry of “cheo cheo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecheochevrotain; mouse deer (of the family Tragulidae)
2Proto-Vietict-rɛːwchevrotain
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-rɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese cheo →