Where does “treo giò” come from?

treo giò (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trèo, from Proto-Vietic g-lɛːw.

treo giò (Vietnamese): to be suspended as a form of penalty

Definitions

  1. to be suspended as a form of penalty

Ancestry of “treo giò”, step by step

treo giò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trèo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrèoto climb
2Proto-Vieticg-lɛːw—

via Vietnamese giò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiòleg; meat paste; pork sausage
2Proto-Vietic-ɟɔːleg
Every word from Proto-Vietic g-lɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese trèo →