Where does “gấu chó” come from?

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

gấu chó (Vietnamese): sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)

Definitions

  1. sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)

Ancestry of “gấu chó”, step by step

gấu chó 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 chó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóa dog; a bitch
2Proto-Vieticʔa-cɔːʔdog
3Proto-Mon-Khmercɔʔdog
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw →Every word from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gấu →