Where does “cho không” come from?

cho không (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese không, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

cho không (Vietnamese): to give away for free

Definitions

  1. to give away for free

Ancestry of “cho không”, step by step

cho không traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese không

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhôngnot; idly, without doing anything; not have; to...
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Vietnamese chó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóa dog; a bitch
2Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
3Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Vietnamese không →