Where does “gấu ó” come from?

gấu ó (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gấu, from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw — bear.

gấu ó (Vietnamese): to scream (at each other)

Definitions

  1. to scream (at each other)

Ancestry of “gấu ó”, step by step

gấu ó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegấua bear; date; romantic partner
2Proto-Vieticc-guːʔbear
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟkawbear

via Vietnamese ó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseóbuzzard, hawk
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw →Every word from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gấu →