Where does “cho phép” come from?

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

cho phép (Vietnamese): to allow; to permit

Definitions

  1. to allow; to permit

Ancestry of “cho phép”, step by step

cho phép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

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

via Vietnamese phép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephépcustom; permission; authorization; a methodology
2Middle Chinese法—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chó →