Where does “cho thuê” come from?

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

cho thuê (Vietnamese): to lease

Definitions

  1. to lease

Ancestry of “cho thuê”, step by step

cho thuê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chó

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

via Vietnamese thuê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuêto rent or to lease; to hire
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɔʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-cɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chó →