Where does “cho biết” come from?

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

cho biết (Vietnamese): to inform, to state

Definitions

  1. to inform, to state

Ancestry of “cho biết”, step by step

cho biết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

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

via Vietnamese biết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiếtto know; to be aware of; to learn about; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔEvery word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔEvery word from Vietnamese chó
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