Where does “lời chào” come from?

lời chào (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chào, from Proto-Vietic caːwʔ.

lời chào (Vietnamese): greeting; regards

Definitions

  1. greeting; regards

Ancestry of “lời chào”, step by step

lời chào traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechàoto bow, to greet, to salute; to solicit; good...
2Proto-Vieticcaːwʔ—

via Vietnamese lời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselờiword; utterances; words; lyrics; a verse
2Middle Chinese利—
Every word from Proto-Vietic caːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chào →