Where does “cho hay” come from?

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

cho hay (Vietnamese): to tell the news; to inform; to notify

Definitions

  1. to tell the news; to inform; to notify

Ancestry of “cho hay”, step by step

cho hay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

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

via Vietnamese hay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehayto know; to get to know; to learn; to have a...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chó →