Where does “vật chủ” come from?

vật chủ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chữ, from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.

vật chủ (Vietnamese): host

Definitions

  1. host

Ancestry of “vật chủ”, step by step

vật chủ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechữalphabet, writing system, script; letter,...
2Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

via Vietnamese vật

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevậtthing; object; animal; to wrestle
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkpətto struggle
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chữ →