Vietnamese cháu

← Bahnar sŏu (cognate)

← Bahnar sâu (mention)

← Khasi 'siew (cognate)

← Khmer ចៅ (cognate)

← Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuuʔ (inherited)

← Proto-Vietic *cuːʔ (inherited)

← Pacoh achau (cognate)

→ Khmer ចៅ (cognate)

→ Vietnamese chúng (mention)

→ Vietnamese con cháu (affix)

→ Vietnamese cháu chắt (compound)