Where does “cho tên” come from?

cho tên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tên, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

cho tên (Vietnamese): to name

Definitions

  1. to name

Ancestry of “cho tên”, step by step

cho tên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetêngiven name; name; person
2Proto-Slavic*tъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Vietnamese chó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóa dog; a bitch
2Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
3Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →